Jonathan Thomas Wright v. West Virginia
I. Whether it is a violation of the Hearsay Doctrine for one police officer coming on duty who has no personal knowledge of the events which occurred to swear to a Criminal Complaint before a judicial officer for another police officer whose shift has ended.
II. Whether an Appellate Court in hearing a de novo appeal can refuse to examine physical evidence, in this case a video, which forms the basis of an appeal argument and make a ruling based on the lower court's opinion of the evidence.
III. Whether the absence of an essential element of a criminal charge must be proven or can be assumed and, if it can be assumed, under what circumstances.
Whether it is a violation of the Hearsay Doctrine for one police officer coming on duty who has no personal knowledge of the events which occurred to swear to a Criminal Complaint before a judicial officer for another police officer whose shift has ended