Smith v. Arizona
Issue: Whether the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment permits the prosecution in a criminal trial to present testimony by a substitute expert conveying the testimonial statements of a nontestifying forensic analyst, on the grounds that (a) the testifying expert offers some independent opinion and the analyst’s statements are offered not for their truth but to explain the expert’s opinion, and (b) the defendant did not independently seek to subpoena the analyst.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Mar 14 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2023) |
| Apr 07 2023 | Waiver of right of respondent Arizona to respond filed. |
| Apr 19 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023. |
| Apr 25 2023 | Response Requested. (Due May 25, 2023) |
| May 18 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 25, 2023 to June 26, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 26, 2023. |
| Jun 26 2023 | Brief of respondent Arizona in opposition filed. |
| Jul 11 2023 | Reply of petitioner Jason Smith filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 12 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Sep 29 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 13 2023 | Brief of petitioner Jason Smith filed. |
| Nov 13 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 17 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. |
| Nov 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National College for DUI Defense, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed. |
| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. |
| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Alameda County Public Defender, et al. filed. |
| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Innocence Network, Forensic Justice Project, et al.. filed. |
| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Richard D. Friedman filed. |
| Nov 21 2023 | Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One. |
| Nov 28 2023 | Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted. |
