No. 24-7197

Darrin Alonzo Miller v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: content-analysis evidence-scope first-amendment jury-determination miller-test obscenity
Key Terms:
Patent
Latest Conference: 2025-06-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a jury, when determining whether a letter is 'obscene,' applying the Miller test, can consider evidence beyond the letter itself

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether a jury, when determining whether a letter is “obscene,” applying the test from Miller v. California , 413 U.S. 15 (1973) , can consider evidence beyond the letter itself – in this case, the familial relationship between the author and recipient – or whether its analysis is limited to the “work” itself. 2 II. T ABLE OF CONTENTS I. QUESTION S PRESENTED FOR REVIEW . 1 II.

Docket Entries

2025-06-16
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-05-21
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-05-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-05-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 12, 2025)

Attorneys

Darrin Alonzo Miller
Jonathan David ByrneFederal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent