No. 20-5439

Jesse Santibanez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: ABUSE-OF-DISCRETION CONFRONTATION-CLAUSE confrontation-right CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE CROSS-EXAMINATION district-court-discretion SIXTH-AMENDMENT WITNESS-CREDIBILITY witness-testimony
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court violate Santibanez's Sixth Amendment right to confront witness Evangeline Perez Vela against him?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Whe Disteict Cover didnt Ove Santivbanez MWe Rant to Confront witnESSES AQAINST him and abused i¥s digerEetion when 1h Limited defense counsel's AbILity to CROSS EXAMINE A critical Qovernment witness on the ISSVE of HER bing motives. The witwess AY VSSVE 4 Evamgeline™ Perez” Vela AccLsEed Sank PAneZ oF PART cip~ting in Me murderous Bers Formed ne Foundation of the Undertying Criminal CHARHES, AWA She ALSO Repentedly INZECTEd lRRELEvaNt and Inmdmiss Le MatrERS Into The TRiAL Mhat Wad spillover EfCEct on Sart banet SERIOUSLY AMPLANING The Parenress of ne VUNAERLYINS PROCEEDING « Did Me Disteich Cover violated Sanbibanez Sinty Amendment Rieht to confront witness Evangtline Perez VELA AGAINST him 2 _ Did HE District Court abused its discretion when s Limited de Sense Counsel's Alo lity ro CROSS~ EXAMINE . VANE Line » Perez Vela a CRatical QOVERN MENY | WIE NESS on thE issUE OF HER bing Ard move 2 | _ Wovld the gury WAVE develope a Signi Ficanty different | WMPRESSION Of the WitweEss credibility nad Santibanez CROSS Exam may ion INQUIMES been peamibted oy NE Distemcr Covered ¢

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Jesse Santibanez
Jesse Santibanez — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent