No. 24-5706
Paul Gary Wallace v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: ballistics-evidence criminal-procedure due-process forensic-testimony scientific-reliability toolmark-identification
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2024-11-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a firearms examiner's conclusive testimony about ballistics matching violates a defendant's due process rights when such evidence is inherently subjective and lacks scientific rigor
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether and to what extent it violates a defendant’s due process rights to allow a firearms examiner to testify conclusively that two sets of ballistics were fired from the same gun, even though this type of evidence is inherently subjective, unscientific, and has an unknown error rate? pretix
Docket Entries
2024-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.
2024-10-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2024)
Attorneys
Paul Gary Wallace
Kristi A. Hughes — Law Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner
Kristi A. Hughes — Law Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent