No. 20-5706

Mark Berg v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure evidence evidence-review legal-determination standard-of-review suppression-hearing suppression-ruling
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When reviewing a suppression ruling on appeal, should the appellate court view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party or review factual findings for clear error and the ultimate legal determination de novo?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. When reviewing a suppression ruling on appeal, should the appellate court view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party (as the Tenth Circuit did below and as five other Circuits do), or (consistent with the other six Circuits) should it not employ a standard and simply review factual findings for clear error and the ultimate legal determination de novo? i

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-09-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2020)

Attorneys

Mark Berg
Daniel Tyler HansmeierFederal Public Defender's Office for the District of Kansas, Petitioner
Daniel Tyler HansmeierFederal Public Defender's Office for the District of Kansas, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent