49-05 Cloud City Coverage Co v. Ugnaughts United12 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Evidence Question(s) presented: Whether contract modifications should be excluded under Federal Rule of Evidence 407 as subsequent remedial measures. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Ali Alekri Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025
49-06 Martha Culp v. United States11 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Evidence Question(s) presented: Whether Federal Rule of Evidence 806 modifies Rule 608(b)’s ban on extrinsic evidence of prior bad acts when a hearsay declarant is unavailable to testify. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Halle Brody Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025
46-05 Nixon v. Garciaparra64 DownloadsYear: 2022 (Vol. 46) Topic(s): Evidence Question presented: Whether a court may look at evidence that was available but not presented at trial when analyzing new evidence supporting an actual innocence claim. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Jack Gilligan
13 – United States v. Jesse Greenman60 DownloadsYear: 2021 (Vol. 45) Topics: Evidence Question(s) presented: Whether crimes, wrongs, or other acts offered to prove a defendant’s mental state can be admitted under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)(2) when the defendant does not actively dispute mental state. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Sarah Winslow Download Read more about 13 – United States v. Jesse Greenman[…]
14 – Jorge Reyes Garza v. United States29 DownloadsYear: 2021 (Vol. 45) Topics: Evidence / Criminal Procedure Question(s) presented: Whether fingerprints procured in violation of the Criminal Fourth Amendment may be suppressed in an illegal reentry prosecution under 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Muriel Carpenter Download Link for Chrome (open Read more about 14 – Jorge Reyes Garza v. United States[…]
Tim Sharpe v. United States88 DownloadsYear: 2018 (Vol. 42) Topics: Evidence Question(s) presented: Whether evidence of or about a prior conviction pursuant to a plea of nolo contenderecan be admitted in a criminal case as prior acts evidence under Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Christopher Bhutani
United States of America v. Laura Kinney138 DownloadsYear: 2016 (Vol. 40) Topics: Evidence, Constitutional Law Question(s) presented: (1) Whether the Thirteenth Circuit properly found that the District Court was correct in finding the rap lyrics were admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 404(b) but that the District Court erred in denying the motion in limine under Fed. R. Read more about United States of America v. Laura Kinney[…]
Neff v. United States156 DownloadsYear: 2015 (Vol. 39). Topics: Evidence; Sixth Amendment Questions presented: Whether Federal Rule of Evidence 803(3) permits a declarant’s hearsay statement to be admitted to prove the future conduct of a person other than the declarant; If so, whether such a statement violates the Confrontation Clause as testimonial evidence not subject to Read more about Neff v. United States[…]
Jones v. United States44 DownloadsYear: 2010 (Vol. 34). Topic: Evidence. Question: Whether the exclusion of expert testimony on eyewitness identifications under Rule 702 and Rule 403 of the Federal Rules of Evidence constitutes an abuse of discretion when a majority of the evidence against a criminal defendant is eyewitness testimony. Format: PDF.
Dent v. United States34 DownloadsYear: 2009 (Vol. 33). Topic: Evidence. Question: Whether Rule 606(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence prohibits a juror from testifying during a post-verdict hearing about whether outside influences affected her ability to be impartial. Format: PDF.