No. 25-6953
David Bert Paycer v. United States
IFP
Tags: child-molestation federal-rules-of-evidence jury-instructions preponderance-of-evidence propensity-evidence rule-414
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a defendant against whom Rule 414 evidence is admitted is entitled, upon request, to an instruction directing the jury to consider that evidence only if it first unanimously finds by a preponderance that the defendant committed the predicate crime or crimes.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant against whom Rule 414 evidence is admitted is entitled, upon request, to an instruction directing the jury to consider that evidence only if it first unanimously finds by a preponderance that the defendant committed the predicate crime or crimes
Docket Entries
2026-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2026)
Attorneys
David Paycer
Daniel Lee Kaplan — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent