No. 19-8588

Robert Donelson v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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
Megan Jean SaillantFederal Public Defender for the Northern District of Florida, Petitioner
Megan Jean SaillantFederal Public Defender for the Northern District of Florida, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent