No. 20-5905

Travon Jarvel Jackson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: confrontation-clause criminal-procedure evidence-admissibility federal-rules-of-evidence rule-412 rule-608b sex-trafficking sixth-amendment witness-impeachment
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether evidence of prior prostitution activity that is inadmissible under Rule 412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by force under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 may be admissible to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by fraud under § 1591

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED A. Whether evidence of prior prostitution activity that is inadmissible under Rule 412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by force under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 may be admissible to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by fraud under § 1591. B. Whether Rule 608(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence limiting evidence of specific instances of conduct to attack or support a witness’s character for truthfulness applies to evidence of an alleged victim’s lie to mvestigators during investigation of the very offense being prosecuted. i

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-10-05
Motion (20M12) for leave to file a petiton for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2020-08-05
MOTION (20M12) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-22
Motion (20M12) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2020-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Travon Jarvel Jackson
Carlton F. Gunn — Petitioner
Carlton F. Gunn — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent