No. 25-5540

Brayan Alexander Contreras-Avalos v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cooperator-testimony criminal-conviction evidentiary-standard prosecutorial-burden sufficiency-of-evidence witness-credibility
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Government's reliance solely on cooperator testimony without physical or forensic evidence was sufficient to convict Mr. Contreras-Avalos on Counts 1 and 8

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Where the Government did not introduce any physical or forensic against Mr. Contreras-Avalos, and the only evidence introduced was cooperator testimony, was the evidence sufficient to convict Mr. Contreras-Avalos on Counts 1 and 8? i RULE 14.1(b) STATEMENT There are no parties in addition to those listed in the caption. ii

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-23
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-09-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 3, 2025)

Attorneys

Brayan Contreras-Avalos
Peter L. GoldmanPeter L. Goldman, Esq., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent