No. 19-8020

Walter Freeman Jordan, III v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: aiding-and-abetting criminal-procedure evidence-admission federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure federal-rules-of-evidence fifth-circuit harmless-error hearsay hearsay-evidence standard-of-review
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Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the admission of the unrefuted inadmissible hearsay evidence constitute harmful error

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is as follows: Did the admission of the unrefuted inadmissible hearsay evidence constitute harmful error. Because the proper application of Federal Rule of Evidence 403 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(a) are of exceptional importance to the administration of justice in federal criminal cases, this Court should grant certiorari in this case to decide this question and, and upon review, should reverse the judgment of the Fifth Circuit. i a

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-03-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 16, 2020)

Attorneys

United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Walter Jordan
Yolanda Evette JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner
Yolanda Evette JarmonLaw Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Petitioner