No. 19-8439

Marijan Cvjeticanin v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: brady-violation catch-me-if-you-can criminal-procedure due-process kyles-standard kyles-v-whitley materiality-standard new-trial-motion perjury rule-33 trial-perjury
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-06-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Brady-violations

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED: : 1) BRADY VIOLATIONS "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" When, in direct violation of the . district court's specific discovery order, the Government fails to turn over Brady evidence (which, by definition, was unknown to the defense pretrial), and the defense discoveries such evidence after the trial and files a new trial motion within 3 years since the trial, isn't such a motion timely under Fed. R. Crim P. 33(b)(1), and wouldn't any conclusion to the contrary produce "catch me if you can " situation, clearly violating the Constitution's Due Process clause? 2) TRIAL PERJURIES "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 2.0" When the defense finds new evidence of substantial trial perjuries, known to, or even solicited by, the Government, and files a new trial motion under Fed. R. Crim. P. 33, in judging the materiality of perjuries, shouldn't the court apply Kyles v. Whitley's "reasonable probability standard" instead of "probably produce an acquittal” standard applicable to typical newly discovered evidence Rule 33 situations?

Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-03-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 11, 2020)

Attorneys

Marijan Cvjeticanin
Marijan Cvjeticanin — Petitioner
Marijan Cvjeticanin — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent