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Rolland G. Shoup, II v. Indiana

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 23A-IF-1350 · judgment June 28, 2024


Certiorari denied · June 2, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Does a state deprive a defendant of their Fourteenth Amendment right to due process of law when it admits adverse evidence not on the basis of a proper foundation, but simply on the arresting officer’s say-so.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Jay Bruzzese
Smid Law, LLC

For respondent
James Allen Barta
Office of the Indiana Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 02 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 13 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
  3. May 05 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Indiana to respond filed.
  4. Apr 22 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2025)