No. 25-6956

Nicholas Javon Martin v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-04
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: confrontation-clause due-process evidentiary-balancing-test hearsay-evidence supervised-release-revocation witness-production
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. When the government offers hearsay at a supervised release revocation hearing, does due process require the district court, before admitting the evidence, to balance, on the record, the government's reasons for not producing the witness against the defendant's right to question adverse witnesses?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether due process requires a district court to balance on the record the government's reasons for not producing a witness against a defendant's right to confront adverse witnesses before admitting hearsay evidence at a supervised release revocation hearing

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

Nicholas Martin
Kenneth TablemanKenneth P. Tableman, P.C., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent