No. 19-7773

James Curtis Denton v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: affidavits business-records confrontation-clause criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidence-admission hearsay-exception sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2020-03-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the introduction of unconfronted affidavits establishing the foundation for admission of business records violates the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED L. Whether the introduction of unconfronted affidavits establishing the foundation for admission of business records violates the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.

Docket Entries

2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-03-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2020)

Attorneys

James Denton
Kelly Margolis DaggerEllis & Winters LLP, Petitioner
Kelly Margolis DaggerEllis & Winters LLP, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent