No. 22-196

Adam Samia, aka Sal, aka Adam Samic v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-01
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (7) Experienced Counsel
Tags: codefendant-confession confrontation-clause constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence out-of-court-statement redaction sixth-amendment
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Latest Conference: 2022-12-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether admitting a codefendant's redacted out-of-court confession that immediately inculpates a defendant based on the surrounding context violates the defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether admitting a codefendant’s redacted out-ofcourt confession that immediately inculpates a defendant based on the surrounding context violates the defendant’s rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. (I)

Docket Entries

2023-07-25
Judgment issued.
2023-06-28
Sealed records returned to the USDC-Southern District of New York (1 envelope).
2023-06-23
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-196_p8k0.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Barrett, J., joined as to all but Part II–A. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Jackson, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
2023-03-29
Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
2023-03-17
2023-03-10
Sealed records received from the USDC-Southern District of New York (1 envelope). The remaining record is available on PACER.
2023-03-03
2023-02-27
Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Law Professors GRANTED.
2023-02-24
Brief of respondent United States of America filed. (Distributed)
2023-02-13
CIRCULATED
2023-02-06
All records from the USCA-2nd Circuit were transmitted electronically (including sealed materials). Record request forwarded to the USDC-Southern District of New York.
2023-02-03
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. for the Second Circuit.
2023-02-02
Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Law Professors.
2023-02-01
Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges and Former Federal Prosecutors filed.
2023-02-01
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
2023-02-01
2023-02-01
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
2023-01-31
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
2023-01-25
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
2023-01-25
2022-12-13
Petition GRANTED.
2022-11-22
2022-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-02
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2022-09-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2022.
2022-09-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2022 to November 2, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-08-30
2022-07-14
Application (22A20) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 2, 2022.
2022-07-07
Application (22A20) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 19, 2022 to September 2, 2022, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Adam Samia
Kannon K. ShanmugamPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
Law Professors
Brandon W. DukeWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and American Civil Liberties Union
Jonathan Yates EllisMcGuireWoods LLP, Amicus
National Association of Federal Defenders
Michael Robert HustonPerkins Coie LLP, Amicus
New York Council of Defense Lawyers
Harry SandickPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Amicus
Pennsylvania, et al.
Ronald EisenbergPennsylvania Attorney General's Office, Amicus
Retired federal judges and former federal prosecutors
Ginger D. AndersMunger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Amicus
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent