No. 18-9712
Tags: conspiracy conspiracy-law criminal-procedure deliberate-ignorance due-process evidence evidence-404(b) evidence-rule-404b jury-instructions new-trial propensity propensity-evidence prosecutorial-misconduct
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
(1) What is the proper framework for determining whether a prosecutor's improper propensity-based arguments related to 404(b) evidence warrant a new trial?
(2) When, if ever, is a deliberate ignorance (or conscious avoidance) instruction appropriate in a conspiracy case?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
What is the proper framework for determining whether a prosecutor's improper propensity-based arguments related to 404(b) evidence warrant a new trial?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-06-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2019)
Attorneys
Noe Juarez
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent