No. 23-7575

Oscar Dillon, III v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: acquittal acquitted-conduct criminal-culpability double-jeopardy federal-rules-of-evidence fifth-amendment rule-404(b) trial-procedure unrelated-charges
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Latest Conference: 2025-01-24 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits the introduction of acquitted criminal conduct under Rule 404(b) in a separate trial when the charged crimes are unrelated

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The Eighth Circuit United States Court of Appeals determined that criminal culpability derived from verdicts of aquittals are admissible in separate trials even if the charged crimes are unrelated. As this acquitted criminal culpability is being introduced pursuant to Rule 404 (b). (Federal Rule of Evidence), does the Fifth Amendments' Double Jeopardy Clause protect relitigating criminal culpability already determined and finalized by a preexisting jury that the defendant lacks the capacity to be responsible for those criminal acts? i

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2024-10-10
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-12
Supplemental brief of petitioner Oscar Dillon filed. (Distributed)
2024-06-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-04-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 27, 2024)

Attorneys

Oscar Dillon
Oscar Dillon III — Petitioner
Oscar Dillon III — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent