No. 24-879

James Timothy Norman v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: circuit-split evidentiary-standard federal-rule-evidence fifth-amendment state-of-mind-exception witness-testimony
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-03-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Circuit's interpretation of Federal Rule of Evidence 803(3) conflicts with other circuits' understanding and should be corrected by the Supreme Court

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Given that the Eighth Circuit is the lone holdout in an 11-1 circuit split on the meaning of Federal Rule of Evidence 803(3), should the Eighth Circuit’s line of cases holding that statements which allow not only the state of mind of the declarant but also the reasons why a declarant has a particular state of mind—which was applied in this case to admit critical evidence against Petitioner—be corrected by this Court to align with the law in every other circuit? 2. Whether the Eighth Circuit erred when it created the new and unprecedented doctrine that a witness may obtain Fifth Amendment immunity from testifying on the grounds that he might lie on the stand?

Docket Entries

2025-03-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-18
2025-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
2025-02-25
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-02-13
2024-11-15
Application (24A482) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 24, 2025.
2024-11-04
Application (24A482) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2024 to February 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

15 LAW PROFESSORS
Remy GreenCohen&Green P.L.L.C., Amicus
Remy GreenCohen&Green P.L.L.C., Amicus
James Timothy Norman
Caleb Edward MasonWerksman Jackson and Quinn LLP, Petitioner
Caleb Edward MasonWerksman Jackson and Quinn LLP, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent