No. 24-7173
Terrell Perkins v. Gregory Hancock, Warden
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)