No. 19-7149
Guillermo Herrera v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: admissibility circuit-split daubert-standard daubert-v-merrell-dow expert-testimony eyewitness-identification federal-rules-of-evidence jury-instructions scientific-evidence
Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
In Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993), this Court held that Fed. R. Evid. 702 superseded the common law rule governing the admission of expert testimony based on scientific or other specialized knowledge. Rule 702 required instead that "scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue."
After Daubert, is there a valid basis to treat expert testimony regarding eyewitness identification differently from other scientifically based evidence?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether expert testimony on eyewitness identification should be treated differently than other expert testimony
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-12-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2020)
Attorneys
Guillermo Herrera
Karen L. Landau — Law Office of Karen L. Landau, P.C., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent