No. 19-8588
Robert Donelson v. United States
IFP
Tags: 404(b) circuit-split criminal-case criminal-procedure defendant-rights evidence-rule federal-rules federal-rules-of-evidence prior-act-evidence propensity-evidence propensity-free-link
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)'s prohibition against prior act evidence requires the government to demonstrate a propensity-free link between the prior bad act evidence and the element at issue in a defendant's criminal case
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)’s prohibition against prior act evidence requires the government to demonstrate a propensity-free link between the prior bad act evidence and the element at issue in a defendant’s criminal case. 1 PARTIES INVOLVED The parties identified in the caption of this case are the only parties before the Court. i
Docket Entries
2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-04
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-07-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 4, 2020.
2020-07-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 3, 2020 to September 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-06-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 3, 2020.
2020-06-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 2, 2020 to August 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2020)
Attorneys
Robert Donelson
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent