No. 18-9406

Ricky Carlos Grant v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence expert-testimony standard-of-review telephone-evidence witness-qualification
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT ERRED AS A MATTER OF LAW BY FAILING TO FIND THAT THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA IMPROPERLY ALLOWED EXPERT TESTIMONY WITHOUT FOUNDATION AND WITHOUT QUALIFICATION AS AN EXPERT.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit erred in failing to find that the United States District Court for Western District of North Carolina improperly allowed expert testimony without foundation and without qualification

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-05-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 24, 2019)

Attorneys

Ricky Grant
Samuel Bayness WinthropWINTHROP & GAINES MESSICK, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent