No. 25-6173

Charles Jason Carmichael v. South Carolina

Lower Court: South Carolina
Docketed: 2025-11-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process hearsay-testimony trial-error
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the state supreme court erroneously admitted hearsay testimony that violated the petitioner's confrontation rights and resulted in prejudicial error

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-02
Waiver of right of respondent South Carolina to respond filed.
2025-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 19, 2025)

Attorneys

Charles J. Carmichael
Charles Jason Carmichael — Petitioner
South Carolina
Donald John ZelenkaSouth Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent