Turner v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on May 27, 2014
Issue: (1) Whether the Confrontation Clause prohibits a government expert, who merely reviewed a nontestifying forensic analyst"s certified report, notes, and results and did not personally conduct or observe any of the relevant analyses, from testifying regarding the analyst"s procedures and conclusions and opining on the analyst"s results; and (2) whether the Seventh Circuit erred by applying a harmless-error standard that ignores the impact that testimony admitted in violation of the Confrontation Clause, which the government relied on in closing arguments, had on the jury, and instead focused on the sufficiency of the remaining evidence, directly conflicting with this Court"s precedent and that of other federal courts of appeals.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- The Confrontation Clause -- again, and again (Lyle Denniston, May 9, 2014)
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, November 28, 2013)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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07/29/2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2013) |
08/05/2013 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
08/07/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013. |
08/15/2013 | Response Requested . (Due September 16, 2013) |
09/11/2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 16, 2013. |
10/15/2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 15, 2013. |
11/15/2013 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
11/25/2013 | Reply of petitioner Danny Turner filed. |
11/26/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 13, 2013. |
04/29/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014. |
05/01/2014 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Danny Turner filed. (Distributed) |
05/19/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014. |
05/27/2014 | Petition DENIED. |
06/23/2014 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
06/23/2014 | Motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner. |
07/17/2014 | DISTRIBUTED. |
08/11/2014 | Rehearing DENIED. |