No. 25-5204
Mario Onesimo Gonzalez v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause criminal-procedure drug-evidence expert-testimony hearsay sixth-amendment
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a drug value "expert" contravenes the Confrontation Clause and Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. 779 (2024), when her testimony about the value of drugs seized rests on the work of out-of-court analysts that she cannot explain.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a drug value 'expert' contravenes the Confrontation Clause and Smith v. Arizona when her testimony about the value of drugs seized rests on the work of out-of-court analysts that she cannot explain
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2025)
Attorneys
Mario Gonzalez
Daniel Joseph Yadron Jr. — Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent