No. 25-5240

Jason Shortridge v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: child-pornography computer-evidence expert-witness-disclosure government-disclosure sixth-amendment trial-continuance
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether a district court abuses its discretion by continuing a case following the Government's late disclosure of an expert witness whose testimony substantially strengthened its case, rather than granting Petitioner's motion to exclude that witness' testimony and proceed to trial as scheduled.

II. Whether a person knowingly possesses child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A, on the date charged in the indictment based on images on his computer that were not accessible to the average computer user.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court abuses its discretion by continuing a case after the Government's late disclosure of an expert witness, and whether possession of child pornography can be established by inaccessible computer images

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 29, 2025)

Attorneys

Jason Shortridge
Jonathan David ByrneFederal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent