No. 19-7599

Tracey Smith-Kilpatrick v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: business-records confrontation-clause crawford-v-washington evidence-rule federal-rule-of-evidence-803(6) federal-rules-of-evidence government-use hearsay hearsay-exception record-reliability sixth-circuit testimonial-statement testimonial-statements
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether business records qualify as inadmissible hearsay

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether business records qualify as inadmissible hearsay when the government uses them as testimonial statements and for purposes other than those for which they were prepared, such that they no longer carry the assumed reliability of business-purpose records for admission under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(6). i

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Tracey Smith-Kilpatrick
Scott GrahamScott Graham PLLC, Petitioner
Scott GrahamScott Graham PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent