No. 24-7173

Terrell Perkins v. Gregory Hancock, Warden

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: child-witness confrontation-rights constitutional-procedure courtroom-testimony defendant-presence emotional-distress
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant's confrontation rights under Craig are violated when a court permits a minor child witness to testify outside the defendant's presence, in court, behind a shield, without adequate proof that the emotional distress to the child would suffer by testifying in court would be caused by the defendant's presence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

in this petition is: 855-56. Whether a defendant's confrontation rights under Craig , are violated when a court permits a minor child witness to testify ; outside the defendant's presence, in court, behind a shield, without adequate pro©f that the emotional distress to the child would suffer by testifying in court would be caused by the defendant's presence. _1. ii

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-03-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 11, 2025)

Attorneys

Terrell Perkins
Terrell Perkins — Petitioner
Terrell Perkins — Petitioner