No. 20-6156

Arlene Hernandez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: black-v-romano burden-of-proof controlled-substances drug-identification due-process fundamental-fairness probation-revocation state-narcotics texas-narcotics
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Government's failure to prove a suspected substance is actually a dangerous drug or controlled substance in a probation revocation case premised on a Texas state narcotics violation implicates and violates fundamental fairness as articulated in Black v. Romano, 471 US. 606 (1985)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Government’s failure to prove a suspected substance is actually a dangerous drug or controlled substance in a probation revocation case premised on a Texas state narcotics violation implicates and violates fundamental fairness as articulated in Black v. Romano, 471 US. 606 (1985). 1.

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Arlene Hernandez
James Steven HershbergerSteve Hershberger, Attorney, Petitioner
James Steven HershbergerSteve Hershberger, Attorney, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent