No. 24-7018

Roderick King v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process evidence-rules rule-16 sixth-amendment trial-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-05-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government violated petitioner's due process rights through multiple procedural irregularities in a criminal investigation and trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I."Whether The Goverment And The Panel Violates Petitioner's Due Process By Waiving His Direct Appeal Arguments By Purposefully Misstating His Arguments?" II."Whether A Federal Special Agent Has The Authority To Accept An Investigation Referral Directly, And Then Choose To Become The Case Agent Of This investigation? " III."Whether Federal Special Agents Violates A Petitioner's Due Process By Downloading Suspected Child Pornography To A Witnesses Phone From Petitioner's Social Media Account Without Any Search Warrant, And Then Produce This Video At Petitioner's Trial?" "Whether Due Process Is Violated When The Goverment Claims IV. Petitioner Was Mnvestigated By A Federal Investigative Agency, But Petitioner's Name And Investigation Reports Are Nowhere In Tffiis Federal Investigative Agency's Database?" V."Whether Counsel On Record Creates A Conflict Of Interest By First Filing A Motion To Withdraw, Then Subsequently Filing A Motion To Postpone Petitioner's Trial On Behalf Of Futute Counsel?" VI."Whether Failure To Grant An Ends-Of-Justice Continuance Would Deny Counsel Time For Effective Preparation If The Trial Date Is Vacated And Counsel Is Also Pending A Motion To Withdraw?" VII."whether An Ends-Of-Justice Continuance Is 'Sua Sponte' If The Court Informed Petitioner In Open Court His Waiver Was Needed Before Petitioner Agreed To The Continuance?" VIII . "Whether An Ends Of Justice Continuance Is Sufficient. If The Court Untruthfully Faults The Defense For The Goverment-Made Continuance?" IX."Whether A Speedy Trial Waiver Is Coerced If It Is The Result Of A Petitioner Choosing One Right Over The Other?" X."Whether A Trial Continuance Is Sufficient If The Petitioner Is In Custody Under The I.A.D.A. Provisions But The Continuance Was Mot Granted In Open Court With The Defendant Or His Counsel Present? " XI."whether Petitioner's Sixth Amendment Right To A Fair Trial Is Violated If Petitioner Request Rule 16 Material/ And The Goverment Untruthfully Claims It Produced The Material When It In Fact Did Mot?" XII."whether Petitioner's Sixth Amendment Right To A Fair Trial Is Violated If The Court Claims The Requested Rule 16 Material Does Mot Exist But The Goverment Uses The Rule 16 Material In Its Case-In-Chief?" XIII."whether An Indictment Is Constructively Amended If The Goverment Only Has To Prove The Petitioner Attempted To Violate The Substantial Offense To Prove The Petitioner Guilty Of The Substantial Offense?" XIV."Whether An Unanimous Jury Verdict Broadens A Petitioner's Bases For Prosecution?" XV,"Whether An Indictment Is Constructively Amended If The Statute Contains The Language/ But The Charging Instrument Does'nt Contain The Language Later Added To The Jury Instructions?" XVI."whether The Court Can Affirm A Conviction Under A Theory Of Prosecution Not Presented To The Jury?" XVII."Whether The Court Can Affirm A Conviction Without Finding How Every Element Of The Offense Was Satisfied?" XVIII ."Whether The Sex Trafficking Act Of 'Patronizing' Can Affect Interstate Commerce With No Evidence Of An Electronic Payment For Sex?" XIX."Whether A Minor Could Be Patronized For The Purpose Of Engaging In A Commercial Sex Act If The Minor Did Not Know What The Money Was For?" XX."whether Giving Instructions During Sexually Explicit Conduct/ If The Instructions Does'nt Contain 'Camera Language?" XXI."Whether The Petitioner's Use Of His Cellphone To Record Sexually Explicit Conduct Any Evidence Of Foreplanning To Record That Sexuallyu Explicit Conduct?" XXII."Whether An Inference Of Purpose Is Sufficient To Satisfy Element Of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a) Beyond A Reasonable The 'Purpose Doubt?" XXIII ,"Whether The Best Evidence Rule; RuLe 1002 Is VioLated If The Expert Witness Testifies About The Contents 0(6 Data Not Entered Into Evidence?" XXIV."Whether The Denial Of A Petitioner's Right. To Selfl Representation Is Corrected The Moment The Court Grant Petitioner The Right To Self Representation, Even After Soerced-Counsel Inteferred With

Docket Entries

2025-05-19
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
2025-04-21
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-04-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 19, 2025)

Attorneys

Roderick King
Roderick King — Petitioner
Roderick King — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent