| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-7150 | Mass. App. Ct. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2024 |
Issues: (1) Whether the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment permits the prosecution in a criminal trial to present testimony by a substitute forensic expert conveying testimonial statements of a non-testifying forensic analyst on the grounds that the testifying expert offers a purportedly “independent opinion;” and (2) whether the Sixth Amendment right to counsel precludes a criminal defendant’s trial counsel from suggesting to a jury that trial counsel does not believe the testimony of the defendant.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Apr 02 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 6, 2024) |
| May 02 2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed. |
| May 08 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024. |
| May 14 2024 | Response Requested. (Due June 13, 2024) |
| May 29 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 13, 2024 to August 12, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 30 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 12, 2024. |
| Aug 08 2024 | Brief of respondent Massachusetts in opposition filed. |
| Aug 22 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Oct 07 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024. |
| Oct 15 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. |
| Oct 21 2024 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Smith v. Arizona, 602 U. S. ___ (2024). |
