No. 18-5407
Mladen Mitrovic v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law civil-procedure confrontation-clause due-process equal-protection federal-rules-of-evidence hearsay right-to-present-defense standing statutory-interpretation witness-unavailability
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ERRONEOUSLY EXCLUDED THE STATEMENTS OF
UNAVAILABLE WITNESSES, THEREBY DENYING PETITIONER THE RIGHT TO
PRESENT A COMPLETE DEFENSE IN VIOLATIION OF THE FIFTH AND SIXTH
AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION; AND
2) WHETHER THE EXCLUDED STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY:: FOREIGN NATIONALS
TO OFFICERS OF THE COURT IN ANTICIPATION TO LATER TESTIFY AT ANOTHER LEGAL
PROCEEDING SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADMISSIBLE UNDER THE HEARSAY RULE OF EVIDENCE.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the district court erred in excluding exculpatory witness statements under the Confrontation Clause and Federal Rule of Evidence 807 despite the statements' reliability and the witnesses' unavailability
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2018)
Attorneys
Mladen Mitrovic
Mladen Mitrovic — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent