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Ruben Arturo Matadamas-Serrano v. Nevada
IFP petition · Supreme Court of Nevada, No. 88527 · judgment March 5, 2026
Questions presented
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When a defendant raises a challenge during jury selection, under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), is the trial court required to apply Batson’s three-step analysis sequentially?
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Is the admission of a substitute medical examiner’s expert opinion, based in part on an autopsy report prepared by a non-testifying medical examiner, contrary to this Court’s decision in Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. 779 (2024)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Amy Mariko Yonesawa
Office of the Special Public Defender
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Aug 20 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 21 2026Proof of Service of Ruben Matadamas-Serrano.
- Jul 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 10, 2026)