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Kirk Tang Yuk v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 15-131 · judgment March 15, 2018
Certiorari denied · October 9, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–9%)
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Second Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Whether a prosecutor can manufacture venue in a particular district solely by bringing a cooperating witness to a favored district and having the witness identify his location during a government-arranged telephone call to his alleged co-conspirator. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonathan Robert Ference-Burke
Ropes & Gray LLP
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Oct 09 2018Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Sep 19 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
- Sep 12 2018Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 23 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)