Johns v. Georgia
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on April 20, 2026.
Issue
Whether a surrogate’s oral recitation of testimonial hearsay from an unadmitted autopsy report violates the Confrontation Clause.
Oct 20, 2025Application (25A460) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Oct 22, 2025Application (25A460) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 10, 2025.
Dec 10, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2026)Dec 22, 2025Waiver of right of respondent Georgia to respond filed.Dec 30, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
Jan 7, 2026Response Requested. (Due February 6, 2026)
Jan 12, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 6, 2026 to March 9, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Jan 14, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 9, 2026.
Feb 6, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Southern Center for Human Rights filed.Feb 6, 2026Brief amicus curiae of DUI Defense Lawyers Association filed.Mar 9, 2026Brief of respondent Georgia in opposition filed.Mar 20, 2026Reply of petitioner George Sharrod Johns filed.Mar 25, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Recommended Citation: Johns v. Georgia, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/johns-v-georgia/