No. 18-5399

Joseph Andrew Perez v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2018-07-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: autopsy-report autopsy-reports confrontation-clause crawford-standard crawford-v-washington criminal-procedure homicide-investigation homicide-investigations sixth-amendment testimonial testimonial-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities
Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an autopsy report created as part of a homicide investigation, and asserting that the death was caused by homicide, is 'testimonial' under the Confrontation Clause framework established in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether an autopsy report created as part of a homicide investigation, and asserting that the death was caused by homicide, is “testimonial” under the Confrontation Clause framework established in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). -ii

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-04
Reply of petitioner Joseph Andrew Perez filed.
2018-09-26
Brief of respondent The State of California in opposition filed.
2018-08-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 28, 2018.
2018-08-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 29, 2018 to September 28, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-07-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 29, 2018)

Attorneys

Joseph Andrew Perez
Allen Richard Ellis — Petitioner
The State of California
Glenn Richard PrudenCalifornia Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, Respondent