No. 22-6414

Keith Antonio Barnett v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process hearsay hearsay-testimony jury-instruction theory-of-defense
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Confrontation Clause was violated when prosecutors relied, exclusively, on hearsay testimony to convict the petitioner?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED WHETHER THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE WAS VIOLATED WHEN PROSECUTORS RELIED, EXCLUSIVELY, ON HEARSAY TESTIMONY TO CONVICT THE PETITIONER? WHETHER THE PETITIONER WAS DEPRIVED OF DUE PROCESS WHEN THE DISTRICT COURT REFUSED TO ISSUE A JURY INSTRUCTION COVERING HIS THEORY OF DEFENSE? “ a a Le] “ “A ' :

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-11-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2023)

Attorneys

Keith Barnett
Keith Antonio Barnett — Petitioner
Keith Antonio Barnett — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent