No. 19-6474

Christopher Andrew Tank v. Michigan

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2019-11-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause confrontation-clause-violation constitutional-rights constitutional-rights-violation criminal-procedure due-process dying-declaration prejudicial-effect sixth-amendment testimonial-dying-declarations testimonial-evidence
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether testimonial dying declarations violate the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. WHETHER TESTIMONIAL DYING DECLARATIONS VIOLATE THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT; AND, WHETHER PETITIONER'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED? (A) WHETHER THE STATEMENTS MADE BY MR. ARCH WERE TESTIMONIAL? (B) WHETHER THE STATEMENTS ELICITED HAD A PREJUDICIAL EFFECT ON THE TRIAL? i

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent Michigan to respond filed.
2019-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 2, 2019)

Attorneys

Christopher Andrew Tank
Christopher Andrew Tank — Petitioner
Christopher Andrew Tank — Petitioner
Michigan
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent