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Jerry Arnold Westrom v. Minnesota
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Minnesota, No. A22-1679 · judgment June 11, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
A. Whether society is prepared to recognize a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment in an individual’s shed DNA, as evidenced by the laws of several states and rulings of lower courts. B. Whether State witnesses’ testimony as to the contents and veracity of scientific and forensic materials prepared by other analysts violated Petitioner’s right to confrontation under the Sixth Amendment and this Court’s decision in Smith v. Arizona. C. Whether Petitioner received constitutionally deficient representation from trial counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Eric John Nelson
Halberg Criminal Defense
For respondent
Adam Edward Petras
Hennepin County Attorney's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 21 2024Petition DENIED.
- Oct 02 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
- Sep 30 2024Waiver of right of respondent Minnesota to respond filed.
- Sep 06 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 10, 2024)