No. 19-1213

Buck Leon Hammers v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-04-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: conspiracy conspiracy-conviction-inferences-executive-positio criminal-conviction evidence evidence-standard exculpatory-evidence executive-position hearsay hearsay-exculpatory-evidence-chambers-v-mississipp inference judicial-review tenth-circuit
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Tenth Circuit improperly found, failing to apply this Court's authority and contrary to other courts of appeals and other of its own prior decisions, sufficient evidence for Mr. Hammers to be convicted of conspiracy based solely upon inferences the jury could have drawn from his executive position at the school and his association with Keeling.

2. Whether the Tenth Circuit's decision to exclude the Note was contrary to Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 302 (1973) and its progeny in that it never gave any consideration to the exculpatory nature of the Note in its evidentiary analysis.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Tenth Circuit improperly found sufficient evidence for Mr. Hammers to be convicted of conspiracy based solely upon inferences from his executive position and association

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-04-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 14, 2020)
2020-03-03
Application (19A967) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 10, 2020.
2020-02-25
Application (19A967) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 11, 2020 to April 10, 2020, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Buck Leon Hammers
Ryan A. RayNorman Wohlgemuth Chander Jeter Barnett & Ray, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent