No. 24-6886

Jonathan Lynn Jenkins v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review confession-admissibility criminal-procedure federal-rules-of-evidence harmless-error jury-role
Latest Conference: 2025-04-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an appellate court improperly displaces the jury's role to determine guilt by assuming error occurred when the district court improperly admitted a two hour videotaped confession obtained in violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 410 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 11(f), then selecting which facts established at trial apply to find the assumed error harmless

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether an appellate court improperly displaces the jury’s role to determine guilt by assuming error occurred when the district court improperly admitted a two hour videotaped confession obtained in violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 410 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 11(f), then selecting which facts established at trial apply to find the assumed error harmless. Whether the Court should limit its holding in United States v. Mezzanatto , 513 U.S. 196 (1995) to ensure that the government does not abuse its charging authority, by using at trial a videotape d confession obtained during plea discussions, in violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 410 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 11(f).

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-04-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-04-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-03-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Jonathan Jenkins
Joseph Bart GilbertTARLTON LAW FIRM, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent