No. 24-6305

Francisco Villanueva v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process expert-witness eyewitness-testimony identification-procedure suggestive-circumstances
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether accused citizens are entitled to present expert eyewitness testimony when unduly suggestive circumstances surround the identification?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether accused citizens are entitled to present expert eyewitness testimony when unduly suggestive circumstances surround the identification?

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-23
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2025-01-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2025-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 13, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixAppendixProof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix

Attorneys

Francisco Villanueva
Robert James Rohl — Robert J. Rohl, Trial Lawyer., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent