No. 25-6885
Jeffrey Dale Busby v. Mississippi
Tags: confrontation-clause criminal-procedure expert-testimony forensic-evidence hearsay sixth-amendment
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation
Clause allows a State to introduce forensic laboratory
testing through a technical reviewer who neither per-formed nor observed the testing first-hand, and whose
testimony depends on the truth of an absent analyst's
statements.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause allows a State to introduce forensic laboratory testing through a technical reviewer who neither performed nor observed the testing first-hand, and whose testimony depends on the truth of an absent analyst's statements
Docket Entries
2026-02-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)
2026-01-30
Application (25A850) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 25, 2026.
2026-01-22
Application (25A850) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 11, 2026 to February 25, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Jeffrey Dale Busby
Tobias Samuel Loss-Eaton — Sidley Austin LLP, Petitioner