No. 20-6244

Thomas M. Ha v. Christine Popoff, Superintendent, Oregon State Correctional Institution

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation cross-examination due-process morrissey-precedent morrissey-v-brewer parole parolee-rights revocation-hearing witness-confrontation
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the holding in Morrissey v. Brewer extends to revocation hearings

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the holding in Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471 (1972), that a parolee’s due process right to confront and cross-examine an adverse witness must be triggered by a request, is limited to preliminary hearings or, instead, extends to revocation hearings. i

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent Christine Popoff to respond filed.
2020-11-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Christine Popoff
Benjamin Noah GutmanOregon Department of Justice, Respondent
Thomas Ha
Oliver LoewyFederal Public Defender, Petitioner