No. 25-288

Vinaykumar Patel v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: confrontation-clause federal-rules-of-evidence fifth-amendment hearsay-evidence law-enforcement-testimony sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2025-10-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the introduction of speculative lay opinion by a law enforcement officer violates the petitioner's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights and evidentiary limitations under Federal Rule of Evidence 701

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the introduction of speculative lay opinion by a law enforcement officer, asserting a staged robbery without personal knowledge or expertise, violates the petitioner ’s rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, and contravenes evidentiary limi tations under Federal Rule of Evidence 701 and this Court ’s rulings in United States v. Anderskow and Daubert v. Merrell Dow. 2. Whether the government ’s use of testimonial hearsay in the form of narrative recitations by law enforcement agents —despite judicial rulings excluding the co-defendant ’s statements —violates the Confron tation Clause of the Sixth Amendment as articulated in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). 3. Whether a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1035 (a)(2) for a false healthcare-related statement can stand absent evidence of material falsity, where treatment was in fact rendered, and no witness refuted the legitimacy of the petitioner ’s medical need. 11 LIST OF PROCEEDINGS U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit No. 24-1798 United States of America, Appellee v. Vinaykumar Patel, Appellant Final Opinion: June 4, 2025 Rehearing Denial: July 11, 2025 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania Case No.: 4:21-CR-00235-02 United States of America v. Vinaykumar Patel Final Judgment: April 17, 2024

Docket Entries

2025-10-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-25
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-09-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)

Attorneys

United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Vinaykumar Patel
Vinaykumar Patel — Petitioner
Vinaykumar Patel — Petitioner