No. 22-7075
Dennis Morgan Hicks v. Alabama
IFP
Tags: child-witnesses confrontation-clause crawford-v-washington criminal-defendant hearsay prior-statements sixth-amendment testimonial-statements witness-testimony
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Latest Conference:
2023-06-22
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a criminal defendant is deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him, as set forth in Crawford v. Washington and its progeny, when prior testimonial statements are admitted and relied upon in order to bolster the testimony of child witnesses with little or no recollection of the events that are the subject matter of their testimony and prior statements.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a criminal defendant is deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him
Docket Entries
2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-05-22
Brief of respondent Alabama in opposition filed.
2023-04-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2023. See Rule 30.1.
2023-04-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 21, 2023 to May 21, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-03-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 21, 2023)
2023-02-10
Application (22A731) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 20, 2023.
2023-02-07
Application (22A731) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 16, 2023 to March 20, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Dennis Hicks
Angela Leigh Setzer — Petitioner
State of Alabama
Audrey Jordan — Alabama Attorney General, Respondent