No. 21-7051
Demarcus Antwon Chatmon v. Texas
IFP
Tags: body-camera body-camera-recording confrontation-clause criminal-procedure due-process hearsay hearsay-exception police-evidence primary-purpose testimonial-statement
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Latest Conference:
2022-04-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Confrontation Clause permits the admission of accusatory statements found on a police body camera recording without requiring the State to present the declarant for confrontation purposes
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED The Confrontation Clause grants defendants the right to confront witnesses against them. Here, the trial court overruled objecté ions and allowed accusatory statements found on a police body camera recording to be played instead of requiring the State to present the declarant for confrontation purposes. Since body cameras carry a "primary purpose" of memorializing events for potential litigation, should these recordings enjoy the same hearsay umbrella as 911 calls? | ii
Docket Entries
2022-04-04
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
2022-01-27
Application (21A348) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 19, 2022.
2022-01-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 7, 2022)
2022-01-04
Application (21A348) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 18, 2022 to March 19, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Demarcus A. Chatmon
Demarcus Antwon Chatmon — Petitioner