Petition for Writ of Certiorari — Barry Spencer, Petitioner v. United States

No.

In the

Supreme Court of the United States

October Term, 2017

BARRY SPENCER,

Petitioner,

V.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent

PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED

STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

AND APPENDIX

Karen A. Pickett

Pickett Law Offices, P.C.

Counsel of Record

125 High Street, 26th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 423-0485

Counsel for Keyon Taylor

QUESTIONS PRESENTED

Whether this Court should grant Mr. Spencer's petition because the First

Circuit's failure to order a new trial on an established Brady violation

violates Mr. Spencer's Fifth Amendment rights;

2.

Whether this Court should grant Mr. Spencer's petition to address a

circuit split as to whether law enforcement officers can testify as

"experts" without being qualified as such; and

Whether this Court should grant Mr. Spencer's petition to clarify the

showing a criminal defendant must make when seeking discovery on a

vindictive prosecution claim.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUESTIONS PRESENTED

.

ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................... iii

TABLE OF AUTHORITIES .............................................................................................iv

OPINIONS BELOW ............................................................................................................ i

JURISDICTION..................................................................................................................1

RELEVANT CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS..........................2

STATEMENT OF CASE ....................................................................................................2

REASONS FOR GRANTING THE PETITION................................................21

This Court Should Grant The Petition Because The First Circuit's Opinion

Ignores This Court's Precedent As To The Requirement For A New Trial

When A Brady Violation Is Found............................................................21

The Court Should Grant The Petition To Resolve A Circuit Split Concerning

Whether Police Officers May Provide The Jury With "Expert" Testimony Without Being

QualifiedAs Such...............................................................................26

This Court Should Grant The Petition To Clarify What Showing A Criminal

Defendant Must Make To Obtain Discovery On A Vindictive Prosecution Claim. .29

. .

CONCLUSION......................................................................................31

INDEX TO APPENDICES

Appendix A: Judgment and Opinion of the United States Court of Appeals.................... A

Appendix B: Order Denying Petition For Rehearing...........................................B

Appendix C: Judgment of the District Court..................................................................... 0

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

Cases

Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)............................................................passim

Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995) ............................................... . ............... 24-25

McCormick v. Parker, 821 F.2d 1240 (lOth Cir. 2016)................................................26

United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456 (1996)......................................................29

United States v. Ayala-Pizarro, 407 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 2005)...........................................28

United States v. Bucci, 582 F.3d 108 (1st Cir. 2009)...................................................29

United States v. Figueroa-Lopez, 125 F.3d 1241 (95h Cir. 1997)......................................28

United States v. Flores-Rivera, 787 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2015)..............................................22

United States v. Garcia, 413 F.3d 201 (2' Cir. 2005).................................................28

United States v. Howell, 231 F.3d 615 (9th Cir. 2000)..................................................25

United States v. Oriedo, 498 F.3d 593 (7th Cir. 2007)..................................................28

United States v. Richards, 719 F.3d 746 (7th Cir. 2013)................................................29

United States v. Valdivia, 680 F.3d 33 (1St Cir. 2012)..................................................27

Statutes And Rules

28 U.S.C. § 1254(1)..............................................................................................2

18U.S.C.3231

.................................................................................2

21U.S.C.841

.......................................................................................2

18U.S.C.'2 ................................................................................................... 2

21 U.S.C. § 846................................................................................................2

Fed.R.Evid. 701............................................................................................27-28

Fed.R.Evid. 702..........................................................................................27-28

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Constitutional Provisions

Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.............................................................2;26