No. 24-6340
Bruce E. Alexander v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: corroborating-circumstances criminal-procedure evidentiary-standard federal-rules-evidence hearsay-exception statement-against-interest
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw FifthAmendment Privacy
AdministrativeLaw FifthAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference:
2025-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether FRE 804(b)(3)(B) 's requirement that a court fin d "corrobo rating circumstances " that "clearly indicate [a statement 's] trustworthiness " required a court to consider "the totality of circumstances " in which a statement was made an d "any evidence that supports or underm ines it " prior to the 2024 amendments explicitly requiring consideration of those factors.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether FRE 804(b)(3)(B)'s requirement of 'corroborating circumstances' necessitated consideration of the 'totality of circumstances' prior to the 2024 amendments
Docket Entries
2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-27
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-01-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2025)
2024-12-23
Application (24A623) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 13, 2025.
2024-12-19
Application (24A623) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 29, 2024 to January 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Bruce Alexander
Kathryn Bertel Parish — Carlyle Parish, LLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent