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Paul Alexander, aka David Paul Hayes v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 20-4059 · judgment February 4, 2021
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Is the Fourth Circuit in violation of Supreme Court precedent and in conflict with other circuits when, in conducting a harmless error review, it intentionally does not consider derivative evidence that was obtained as a result of the unconstitutional car search?
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Is the Fourth Circuit in violation of Supreme Court precedent and in conflict with other circuits when, in conducting a harmless error review, it assesses not the impact of the suppressed evidence on the jury, but rather assesses only the overall strength of the Government’s untainted evidence?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christopher Justin Brown
The Law Office of C. Justin Brown
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 12 2021Petition DENIED.
- Sep 22 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
- Sep 16 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 08 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 12, 2021)