No. 23-6330

Raymond Ghaloustian v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal appellate-procedure criminal-procedure due-process exclusionary-rule harmless-error harrison-v-united-states miranda-rights miranda-warning opening-brief
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2024-01-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a defendant forfeit reliance upon Harrison by failing to anticipate in his opening brief on appeal that the Government would argue violations of Miranda were harmless in light of the defendant's testimony?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED The Court has held that where a defendant’s statements are admitted in the Government’s case-in-chief in violation of Miranda v. State of Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), the defendant’s trial-testimony is “the fruit of the poisonous tree,” such that it may not be admitted in a future trial. Harrison v. United States, 392 U.S. 219, 224 (1968). Here, the Government never faced a retrial because it argued in the direct appeal that any violation of Miranda was harmless in light of the defendant’s own testimony in his defense. Thus, this case presents a procedural question resulting from the holding of Harrison: Does a defendant forfeit reliance upon Harrison by failing to anticipate in his opening brief on appeal that the Government would argue violations of Miranda were harmless in light of the defendant’s testimony?

Docket Entries

2024-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
2024-01-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Raymond Ghaloustian
Timothy Allen ScottMcKenzie Scott PC, Petitioner
Timothy Allen ScottMcKenzie Scott PC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent