No. 20-5870

Demarcus Clark v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-rights criminal-procedure dna-analysis due-process evidence expert-testimony sixth-amendment
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Latest Conference: 2020-11-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the State's admission of the ill-court testimony and OWA report of a Surrogate DWA analyst in lieu of the actual testing DWA analyst and DWA report violate the Petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to Confrontation under the standard of Bullcoming v. New Mexico, 564 U.S. 647?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW (1) Did the State’s admission of the ill-court testimony and | OWA report of a Surrogate DWA analyst in lieu of the actual testing DWA analyst and DWA report. Violate the bet Honer's Sixth Amendment right to Controntation; Under the stan| dotd of Bulleaming 1. Hew Mexico, Sb4 US.131 8.Ct.2705 ? (2) Whether trial counsel violated te Petitioner's Sivth Amendment right to Effective Assistance of Counsel” Hifough cum lative errors, whén counsel! fa‘ led 40 Conduct an. independent pre-wial investigation into +h€ laws, facts, pleadings, and cifcumstances of the Pet fover's COSL? 1

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-11-02
Waiver of right of respondent Warden Vannoy to respond filed.
2020-08-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Demarcus Clark
Demarcus Clark — Petitioner
Demarcus Clark — Petitioner
Warden Vannoy
Elizabeth Baker MurrillOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Elizabeth Baker MurrillOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent