No. 21-618

Armand Jones v. Mississippi

Lower Court: Mississippi
Docketed: 2021-10-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: codefendant-conduct codefendant-liability confrontation-clause confrontation-right criminal-procedure forfeiture-by-wrongdoing sixth-amendment testimonial-evidence witness-unavailability
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-03-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant forfeits his Sixth Amendment right to confront a witness against him when the defendant did not engage in conduct designed to prevent the witness from testifying but the wrongful act of a codefendant made the witness unavailable to testify?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a_ defendant forfeits his Sixth Amendment right to confront a witness against him when the defendant did not engage in conduct designed to prevent the witness from testifying but the wrongful act of a codefendant made the witness unavailable to testify?

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-07
Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed.
2021-12-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 7, 2022.
2021-12-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2022 to February 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-12-06
Response Requested. (Due January 5, 2022)
2021-11-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-16
Waiver of right of respondent Mississippi to respond filed.
2021-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021)

Attorneys

Armand Jones
Graham Patrick CarnerGraham P. Carner, PLLC, Petitioner
Mississippi
Barbara Wakeland ByrdMississippi Attorney General's Office, Respondent