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Luis Payano-Perez v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 23-2874 · judgment February 19, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Question presented
- Whether a trial court, in admitting evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), must explicitly articulate the “chain of inferences” it relied upon in concluding that the evidence was offered for a proper purpose and had no link to a forbidden propensity purpose?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alison Brill
Office of the Federal Public Defender, D.N.J.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 31 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 29 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 15 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2025)
- Jun 16 2025Application (24A1225) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 16, 2025.
- Jun 10 2025Application (24A1225) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 16, 2025 to July 16, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.