Does Due Process require an expert's findings and conclusions be provided to Defendant with sufficient notice before trial to effectively rebut the opinions?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Does Due Process require an expert’s findings and conclusions be provided to Defendant with sufficient notice before trial to effectively rebut the opinions? 2) What level of scrutiny should be applied when excluding a family member of a Defendant from a criminal trial in light of a criminal defendant’s rights to a public trial as enumerated in Jn re Oliver? 3) Under the holding of Alleyne v. United States, does the prior conviction exception found in Almendarez-Torres v. United States apply to an increase of a mandatory minimum sentence, and if so, should Almendarez-Torres v. United States be overturned? i