No. 23-5459
Maurice Turner v. Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al.
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: co-defendant co-defendant-statements confrontation-clause criminal-procedure douglas-v-alabama due-process harmless-error pretrial-statements sixth-amendment testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus Punishment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus Punishment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2023-10-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER THE VIOLATION OF THE CONFRONTATION
CLAUSE AS EXPLICATED IN DOUGLAS V. ALABAMA, 380 U.S. 415, 85
S.CT. 1074, 13 L.ED.2D 934 (1965) WAS HARMLESS ERROR WHEN THE
TOTALITY OF THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE CONVICTION
WAS BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF DETECTIVE TIMOTHY
THOMAS WHO REPEATED THE PRETRIAL STATEMENTS MADE TO
HIM BY KARLA FREEMAN, THE NON-TESTIFYING CO-DEFENDANT?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the violation of the Confrontation Clause as explicated in Douglas v. Alabama was harmless error
Docket Entries
2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-09-28
Waiver of right of respondent Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al. to respond filed.
2023-07-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 27, 2023)
Attorneys
Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al.
Scott Oershman — Mercer County Court House, Respondent
Maurice Turner
Cheryl J. Sturm — Attorney at Law, Petitioner