Tapia v. New York
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on December 9, 2019.
Issue
Whether, when a witness"s total memory loss prevents him from testifying about his prior out-of-court testimonial statement, the witness"s mere presence at trial is enough to provide the defendant with the opportunity for cross-examination guaranteed by the confrontation clause.
Jun 19, 2019Application (18A1339) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Jun 19, 2019Application (18A1339) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until July 31, 2019.
Jul 31, 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2019)Aug 8, 2019Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed.Aug 14, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Aug 19, 2019Response Requested. (Due September 18, 2019)
Aug 30, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2019 to November 1, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.Sep 5, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2019.
Oct 31, 2019Brief of respondent New York in opposition filed.Nov 14, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
Nov 15, 2019Reply of petitioner Carlos Tapia filed. (Distributed)Dec 9, 2019Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Tapia v. New York, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/tapia-v-new-york/