Chavis v. Delaware
Petition for certiorari denied on March 8, 2021
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 20-317 |
Del. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2020 |
Issue: Whether the confrontation clause permits DNA
evidence obtained as the result of a multi-analyst testing process to be introduced against the defendant at
trial through one of the testing analysts who has no
personal knowledge of the basis for the out-of-court
testimonial statements made by the other nontestifying analysts who participated in the testing.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Sep 04 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2020) |
| Sep 22 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Delaware to respond filed. |
| Sep 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020. |
| Sep 28 2020 | Response Requested. (Due October 28, 2020) |
| Oct 28 2020 | Brief of respondent Delaware in opposition filed. |
| Nov 05 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from November 17, 2020 to November 24, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 09 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until November 24, 2020 granted. |
| Nov 20 2020 | Reply of petitioner Dakai Chavis filed. |
| Jan 27 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| Feb 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| Mar 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021. |
| Mar 08 2021 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari: I dissent for the reasons set out in Stuart v. Alabama, 586 U. S. ___ (2018) (Gorsuch, J., dissenting). |
