law-enforcement-witnesses
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-7605 | Rodrigo Alvarez-Quinonez v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2024-05-31 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | circuit-court-split federal-rule-of-evidence federal-rules-of-evidence harmless-error jury-factfinding-role law-enforcement-witness law-enforcement-witnesses lay-opinion-testimony percipient-knowledge witness-testimony | May a law enforcement agent give lay opinion testimony under Federal Rule of Evidence 701 based on the agent's overall knowledge of an investigation, … |
| 19-8456 | Thomas Hopes v. United States | Third Circuit | 2020-05-14 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | circuit-split essential-elements evidence-standard federal-rules-of-evidence helpfulness law-enforcement-witnesses lay-opinion-testimony personal-perception rule-701 usurping-jury-role | The Third Circuit panel majority, deepening a mature circuit split regarding the foundational requirements of Federal Rule of Evidence 701, ruled that… |
| 19-8449 | Gregory Harris, Jr. v. United States | Third Circuit | 2020-05-12 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | circuit-split criminal-prosecution evidentiary-standards federal-rules-of-evidence helpfulness law-enforcement-witnesses lay-opinion-testimony personal-perception usurping-jury-role | The Third Circuit panel majority, deepening a mature circuit split regarding the foundational requirements of Federal Rule of Evidence 701, ruled that… |