No. 18-8379

John Anthony Dobbs v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-03-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights confrontation-clause constitutional-interpretation crawford-standard crawford-v-washington due-process evidence forensic-evidence medical-examination medical-forensic medical-forensic-purpose sane-nurse sane-nurse-examination testimonial-statement testimonial-statements
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether statements obtained during a 'sane nurse' examination have become 'testimonial' for purposes of the Confrontation Clause under Crawford v. Washington

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED BECAUSE SANE NURSE EXAMINATIONS HAVE EVOLVED INTO A DUAL MEDICAL AND FORENSIC PURPOSE,HAVE THE STATEMENTS OBTAINED BECOME @°0.7 'TESTIMONIAL'FOR PURPOSES OF CRAWFORD?

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2018-10-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 10, 2019)

Attorneys

John Anthony Dobbs
John Anthony Dobbs — Petitioner