No. 24-6720

Leroy Harold White, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-defendants deportation extraneous-offenses fifth-amendment sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-04-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

DO THE FIFTH AND SIXTH AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AFFORD CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS AT LEAST THE SAME BURDEN OF PROOF FOR EXTRANEOUS OFFENSES PROVEN AS CONVICTED ALIENS RECEIVE FOR THEIR EXTRANEOUS OFFENSE AT DEPORTATION HEARINGS?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do the Fifth and Sixth Amendments afford criminal defendants the same burden of proof for extraneous offenses as convicted aliens receive at deportation hearings?

Docket Entries

2025-04-07
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025.
2025-03-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2025-03-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 7, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of Service

Attorneys

Leroy White
Blake Ryan Burns — Burns and Davis, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent