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Cunningham v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2019.

Docket No.18-1482
Op. Below4th Cir.
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Issue

Whether a finding of "circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness" may be premised on a district court"s belief in the truth of the hearsay statement, and its assessment of the credibility of the hearsay witnesses, rather than the circumstances surrounding the making of the statement.

Proceedings & orders timeline

May 28, 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 28, 2019)Jun 18, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 28, 2019 to July 29, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 19, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 29, 2019.
Jul 29, 2019
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Aug 12, 2019
Reply of petitioner Semyya Lanise Cunningham filed.
Aug 14, 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Oct 7, 2019
Petition DENIED.

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