No. 20-5905

Travon Jarvel Jackson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: confrontation-clause criminal-procedure evidence-admissibility federal-rules-of-evidence rule-412 rule-608b sex-trafficking sixth-amendment witness-impeachment
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

A. Whether evidence of prior prostitution activity that is inadmissible under Rule 412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by force under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 may be admissible to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by fraud under § 1591.

B. Whether Rule 608(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence limiting evidence of specific instances of conduct to attack or support a witness's character for truthfulness applies to evidence of an alleged victim's lie to investigators during investigation of the very offense being prosecuted.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether evidence of prior prostitution activity that is inadmissible under Rule 412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by force under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 may be admissible to rebut a claim of sex trafficking by fraud under § 1591

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-10-05
Motion (20M12) for leave to file a petiton for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2020-08-05
MOTION (20M12) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-22
Motion (20M12) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2020-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Travon Jarvel Jackson
Carlton F. Gunn — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent