No. 20-485

Michael Torrence v. Kentucky

Lower Court: Kentucky
Docketed: 2020-10-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 14th-amendment cell-phone-evidence cell-phone-tower-evidence confrontation-clause cross-examination due-process lay-witness pretrial-identification state-action
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-12-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether-the-court's-ruling-that-cell-phone-tower-location-data-and-interpretation-may-be-presented-by-an-unqualified-lay-witness-who-is-unable-to-answer-substantive-questions-on-cross-examination-without-parroting-violates-the-right-of-confrontation-and-cross-examination-established-by-the-6th-amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. WHETHER THE COURT'S RULING THAT CELL PHONE TOWER LOCATION DATA AND INTERPRETATION MAY BE PRESENTED BY AN UNQUALIFIED LAY WITNESS WHO IS UNABLE TO ANSWER SUBSTANTIVE QUESTIONS ON CROSS-EXAMINATION WITHOUT PARROTING, VIOLATES THE RIGHT OF CONFRONTATION AND CROSS-EXAMINATION ESTABLISHED BY THE 67 AMENDMENT. IL. WHETHER THE COURT’S RULING FINDING A LACK OF STATE ACTION INA PREJUDICIAL PRETRIAL IDENTIFICATION INVOLVING ADMITTED POLICE “RECRUITMENT” OF LAY PERSONS CONTRAVENES THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT. 2 List of All

Docket Entries

2020-12-14
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-10-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Torrence
Joshua D. FarleyFarley & Associates, PLLC, Petitioner