No. 20-5418

Danny Veloz, aka Maestro, aka Joil Rivera v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidence-review franks-hearing franks-v-delaware judicial-discretion probable-cause search-and-seizure search-warrant
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whose evidence can a trial judge consider in making a Franks showing?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whose evidence is a trial judge allowed to consider in making the threshold determination that a defendant has made a substantial preliminary Franks showing? Should a court be limited to reviewing only the materials a defendant submits, or is the court also permitted to consider additional evidence submitted by the government? i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Danny Veloz
Mark William SheaShea & LaRocque LLP, Petitioner
Mark William SheaShea & LaRocque LLP, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent