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Jerry Arnold Westrom v. Minnesota

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Minnesota, No. A22-1679 · judgment June 11, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 21, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

  1. Oct 21 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 02 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
  3. Sep 30 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Minnesota to respond filed.
  4. Sep 06 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 10, 2024)