No. 24-6201

Christopher Jeorge Millican v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause criminal-procedure hearsay search-warrant sixth-amendment testimonial-evidence
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Confrontation Clause allows the admission of testimonial documents created in response to a search warrant without direct confrontation of the declarant

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the Confrontation Clause allows the admission at trial—without confrontation of the declarant —of documents created in response to a search warrant that are signed under penalty of perjury, that identify Petitioner as the suspect, that contain the same statement the declarant would make if called to testify, and that are used by the prosecution to identify Peti tioner as the person who committed the offense.

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 27, 2025)

Attorneys

Christopher Millican
Kristi A. HughesLaw Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner
Kristi A. HughesLaw Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent