Derr v. Maryland
Petition for certiorari denied on June 9, 2014
Issue: Whether the Sixth Amendment permits the state"s expert witness to present to a jury the results of forensic tests that she neither performed nor witnessed as substantive evidence to support her conclusion that petitioner was the source of DNA evidence, when the state does not call the analysts who performed the tests as witnesses or show that they are unavailable and previously subject to cross-examination.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, April 15, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/20/2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2013) |
| 12/04/2013 | Waiver of right of respondent Maryland to respond filed. |
| 12/18/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2014. |
| 01/08/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 24, 2014. |
| 01/15/2014 | Response Requested . (Due February 14, 2014) |
| 02/12/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 17, 2014. |
| 03/17/2014 | Brief of respondent Maryland in opposition filed. |
| 03/26/2014 | Reply of petitioner Norman Bruce Derr filed. |
| 04/02/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2014. |
| 05/20/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 5, 2014. |
| 06/09/2014 | Petition DENIED. |