Franklin v. New York
Petition for certiorari denied on March 24, 2025
Issue: (1) Whether the Sixth Amendment"s confrontation clause applies to out-of-court statements admitted as evidence against criminal defendants if, and only if, the statements were created for the primary purpose of serving as trial testimony; and (2) whether a post-arrest report prepared about a criminal defendant by an agent of the state for use in a criminal proceeding can be admitted as evidence against the defendant at trial, without providing a right to cross-examine the report"s author.
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Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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07/10/2024 | Application (24A38) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 24, 2024 to September 20, 2024, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
07/16/2024 | Application (24A38) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 20, 2024. |
09/20/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2024) |
10/07/2024 | Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed. |
10/09/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024. |
10/11/2024 | Response Requested. (Due November 12, 2024) |
11/12/2024 | Brief of respondent New York in opposition filed. |
11/12/2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights filed. |
11/25/2024 | Reply of petitioner Cid C. Franklin filed. (Distributed) |
11/26/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024. |
12/11/2024 | Rescheduled. |
01/06/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. |
01/13/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025. |
01/21/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025. |
02/14/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025. |
02/24/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025. |
03/03/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025. |
03/17/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025. |
03/24/2025 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion). Statement of Justice Gorsuch respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |