witness-bolstering
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-5982 | Benigno Perez-Aguilar v. Jeff Howard, Warden | Sixth Circuit | 2024-11-15 | Denied | IFP | expert-testimony hearsay ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment trial-court-discretion witness-bolstering | Expert testimony from Thomas Cottrell did nothing more than bolster Clarisse and Genesis. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in letting Dr. Co… |
| 23-6809 | Warren Lee Mackey v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2024-02-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process evidence harmless-error judicial-precedent prejudice prejudice-standard trial-testimony witness-bolstering witness-testimony | Circuits are applying different tests to gauge prejudice resulting from testimony that improperly bolsters or vouches for the testimony of another wit… |
| 18-9792 | Charles Mensah v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2019-06-27 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | character-evidence conspiracy due-process fifth-amendment severance witness-bolstering | 1) Does the trial court's refusal to grant a conspiracy defendant severance violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment when the Government'… |