defense-witness
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-5849 | David Keith Wills v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2022-10-17 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | compulsory-process conflict-of-interest defense-witness dual-sovereignty due-process fair-trial federal-prosecutors perjury prosecutorial-misconduct witness-intimidation | QUESTION ONE: THIS COURT HAS LONG HELD THAT FOR A JUDGE TO THREATEN A DEFENSE WITNESS WITH PERJURY IF HE TESTIFIES FOR THE DEFENSE VIOLATES THE DEFEND… |
| 19-5614 | Robert Ricks v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2019-08-16 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | compulsory-process criminal-procedure defense-witness due-process fifth-amendment immunity perjury perjury-threat prosecutorial-misconduct sixth-amendment witness-immunity witness-intimidation | Whether the grant of use and derivative use immunity to a defense witness, which specifically excluded any "prosecution for perjury, giving a false st… |
| 18-7599 | Jesus E. Moreno Ornelas v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2019-01-28 | Denied | IFP | compulsory-process constitutional-right criminal-procedure defense-witness discovery discovery-order due-process exclusion non-disclosure sixth-amendment tactical-advantage willful-nondisclosure | Whether the Compulsory Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment precludes exclusion of an undisclosed defense witness to enforce a discovery order if the… |