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Turner v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 27, 2014

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-127 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

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.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/29/2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2013)
08/05/2013Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
08/07/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
08/15/2013Response Requested . (Due September 16, 2013)
09/11/2013Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 16, 2013.
10/15/2013Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 15, 2013.
11/15/2013Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
11/25/2013Reply of petitioner Danny Turner filed.
11/26/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 13, 2013.
04/29/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014.
05/01/2014Supplemental brief of petitioner Danny Turner filed. (Distributed)
05/19/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014.
05/27/2014Petition DENIED.
06/23/2014Petition for Rehearing filed.
06/23/2014Motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
07/17/2014DISTRIBUTED.
08/11/2014Rehearing DENIED.