No. 23-7777

Robert King Via, Jr. v. Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 6th-amendment accomplice-testimony constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-rights due-process evidence exculpatory-evidence witness-testimony
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the uncorroborated testimony of alleged accomplices outweigh a defendant's 6th Amendment right to present evidence in his favor?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-24
Waiver of Chadwick Dotson of right to respond submitted.
2024-06-24
Waiver of right of respondent Chadwick Dotson to respond filed.
2024-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Chadwick Dotson
Erika Lauren MaleyVirginia Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Erika Lauren MaleyVirginia Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Robert King Via
Robert King Via Jr. — Petitioner
Robert King Via Jr. — Petitioner