No. 25-247

Charles L. Payne, II v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2025-09-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment prosecutorial-vouching sixth-amendment witness-credibility
Latest Conference: 2025-11-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

Under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, a defendant has a right against a prosecutor or law enforcement vouching for a witness ' credibility. Here, the prosecution offered (a) testimony indicating that a witness was "absolutely truthful" and (b) that "[a]n assault definitely occurred in East Palestine. " The trial court overruled the objections and request for mistrial. Should this Court assume jurisdiction?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prosecutorial vouching for a witness's credibility violates a defendant's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights

Docket Entries

2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 3, 2025)
2025-06-23
Application (24A1265) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 29, 2025.
2025-06-18
Application (24A1265) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 30, 2025 to August 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Charles Payne
Rhys Brendan Cartwright-JonesN/A, Petitioner