No. 20-6844

Jose Angel Torres v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion fair-trial federal-rules-of-evidence hearsay rule-of-completeness video-evidence
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a Defendant denied a Fair Trial when a District Court Finds that additional video evidence is admissible under the Rule of Completeness to prevent the jury from being misled by the Government but is prevented from presenting the evidence because it is considered hearsay?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Is a Defendant denied a Fair Trial when a District Court Finds that additional video evidence is admissible under the Rule of Completeness to prevent the jury from being misled by the Government but is prevented from presenting the evidence because it is considered hearsay? If a District Court makes an error of law, does a circuit court err under the abuse of discretion standard when it concludes that such error is not substantial? Is the Rule of Completeness, including Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, subject to a hearsay analysis?

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-12-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2021)

Attorneys

Jose Torres
Denton Bryan LessmanLaw Office of Denton B. Lessman, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent