No. 23-6120

Demecia Shontres Washington v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: character-evidence criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-standard expert-testimony jury-bias plain-error profile-evidence
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court plainly erred by admitting expert testimony about the common characteristics of a particular type of offender, also known as 'profile evidence,' and then allowing the government to argue that Petitioner was guilty because she had the same characteristics and behaviors outlined in the profile?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the district court plainly erred by admitting expert testimony about the common characteristics of a particular type of offender, also known as “profile evidence,” and then allowing the government to argue that Petitioner was guilty because she had the same characteristics and behaviors outlined in the profile? pretix

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2023)

Attorneys

Demecia Shontres Washington
Kristi A. HughesLaw Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner
Kristi A. HughesLaw Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent