No. 19-6493
Theresa Gail Scanlan v. Washington
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: accuser confrontation-clause criminal-procedure medical-evidence medical-personnel police-interrogation police-involvement prosecutorial-purpose prosecutorial-use sixth-amendment testimonial testimonial-statements
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Latest Conference:
2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Are statements to medical personnel testimonial under the Confrontation Clause when the accuser is aware of their prosecutorial purpose?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED When police officers repeatedly inform an accuser that his statements to medical personnel will be given to the police and prosecuting authorities for use in a pending prosecution, are these statements testimonial under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment? i
Docket Entries
2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-05
Waiver of right of respondent State of Washington to respond filed.
2019-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 5, 2019)
Attorneys
State of Washington
Ann M. Summers — King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Respondent
Ann M. Summers — King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Respondent
Theresa Scanlan
Nancy Patricia Collins — Washington Appellate Project, Petitioner
Nancy Patricia Collins — Washington Appellate Project, Petitioner