No. 24-6681

Sharif El-Battouty v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability district-court-discretion evidentiary-rulings indictment-sufficiency special-interrogatories venue-determination
Latest Conference: 2025-03-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question i
D,d H\e Court' of Appeals -err in not issuing. a certificate cP appeal a bill ly Iyy not
reviewing District Court's decision to not Speda\ interrogatories after gui lty verdict for issue
Qjn atause of discretion and /of reversible error; in <x cki(d exploitation enterprise C^t) rase
wkere gui/!s general vtrdid did not express <xf\ndin^c£ fke spcial unanimily fap'remerit and
where 3 predicate off serving statute were not coowdeol upon separately in order fe permit ewes
unanimity'? i defence of

QUESTioM £
Did the Court oF Appeals err in not issuing acert'ficate op appealability by not
revie«uin^ District Courts ruling regarding other acls evidence (br an abuse oF discretion,
when if admitted uncharged evidence toiUout' viewing it and without conducting a @u(e 403
analysis to assess its relevance and probotm va\ve.jto determine if cuy sobdanteal
p^udtoe vvas present ? -Did it fvitke by not reviewing District Courts decision b rmore err
^andard ? not issue jva Sponte a limiting instruction, under tlie plain- error

QU&frioM 3
Km if ruled ftaf ^cvesnm&it $off-\6.ed\y proves Did tW j)istod' Coo ft venue t'n an err w
-consplnator's tesficvicny' en Ike dand, online conspiracy case wken tt s,de(y relies on a co
wrHwvf presehfing <3ny cef to Wa ling c^Vne Forensic evidence regarding access fo online.
Conspiracy or overf ack Oafwnifl&d vuv'Hvn proper disfricf?

QUESTiOKl 4
Did fke jXsfr'cf Coott if ruled tnat an ino(icWenf iMiik a CEE cKarge i'5 err w
Failed enierpn'se and/or wikoaf .staling fivaf if CS
line/ in.(/olving 5. differe«vf .ierre/S/interstate/fWign commerce,and containing
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various

QUESTION 5
Did ike Dish'dr (ooft err ih denying evictenfcvy Wirings For claims oF fl) statements/
fon m u/'oWfc» of Miranda > (2.) inadmissible. u\fbrmafon obtained during a custodial inkerrT
stakfoenk of ^operator, whose 4encfs maffriaj vuas not shown fo J)gfe\danf; (?) paxsecptbri a l
fecprfse vicft rn .rtatanenfs and. taincatad lelfers . misconduct u/ken pf&euhch used hon-'en

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in not issuing a certificate of appealability by not reviewing the District Court's decisions regarding special interrogatories, venue, evidentiary rulings, and indictment sufficiency

Docket Entries

2025-03-31
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
2025-03-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2025)

Attorneys

Sharif El-Battouty
Sharif El-Battouty — Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent