No. 21-6785

Jarvis Thomas v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure expert-testimony federal-rules-of-evidence government-witness hypothetical-question hypothetical-questions rule-704b
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Fed. R. Evid. 704(b) precludes a government expert in a criminal case from opining that the defendant knowingly participated in the charged criminal activities by testifying in response to a hypothetical which mirrors the facts of the instant case?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether Fed. R. Evid. 704(b) precludes a government expert in a criminal case from opining that the defendant knowingly participated in the charged criminal activities by testifying in response to a hypothetical which mirrors the facts of the instant case? Prefix

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2022)

Attorneys

Jarvis Thomas
Gary Paul BurchamBurcham & Zugman, Petitioner
USA
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent