No. 21-7842
Tommy Dean Bullcoming v. United States
Tags: 6th-amendment access-to-evidence constitutional-rights crime-scene-access criminal-defendant-rights criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection evidence-gathering fair-trial property-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference:
2022-06-02
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does an accused in a criminal case have a constitutional right to access the crime scene, where it is private property not under government control -- as the prosecution routinely does and as it did in this case - and, in Mr. Bullcoming's trial for arson, carjacking, kidnapping and murder, did the district court err in denying him access to the crime scene, a burned trailer in which nobody was living and that was unsecured?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does an accused have a constitutional right to access a private crime scene?
Docket Entries
2022-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-05-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2022)
2022-03-24
Application (21A540) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until May 6, 2022.
2022-03-22
Application (21A540) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2022 to May 6, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Tommy Bullcoming
Howard A. Pincus — Fed Pub. Def. for Dist. CO &WY, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent