No. 20-7774

Kevin Johnson v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2021-04-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review civil-rights confrontation-clause criminal-procedure double-standard due-process evidentiary-standard expert-testimony forensic-evidence ineffective-assistance post-conviction
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeal erred in allowing the use of statements of unaddressed witnesses as basis for expert opinions and presenting their findings as fact to the jury

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-04-28
Waiver of right of respondent Texas Special Prosecution Unit to respond filed.
2021-04-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 17, 2021)

Attorneys

Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson — Petitioner
Texas Special Prosecution Unit
Melinda FletcherSpecial Prosecution Unit, Respondent