No. 25A460

George Sharrod Johns v. Georgia

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2025-10-22
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: confrontation-clause criminal-procedure expert-testimony forensic-pathology sixth-amendment testimonial-statements
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a substitute expert witness's testimony based on an absent analyst's testimonial statements violates a criminal defendant's Confrontation Clause rights under the Sixth Amendment

Docket Entries

2025-10-22
Application (25A460) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 10, 2025.
2025-10-20
Application (25A460) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

George Sharrod Johns
Richard A. SimpsonWiley Rein, LLP, Petitioner