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Williams v. Illinois

U.S.
Jun 28, 2011
564 U.S. 1052 (2011)
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granting certiorari on the question “whether a state rule of evidence allowing an expert witness to testify about the results of DNA testing performed by non-testifying analysts, where the defendant has no opportunity to confront the actual analysts, violates the Confrontation Clause”

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Opinion

No. 10–8505.

06-28-2011

Sandy WILLIAMS, petitioner, v. ILLINOIS.

Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois granted.

Summaries of

Williams v. Illinois

U.S.
Jun 28, 2011
564 U.S. 1052 (2011)

granting certiorari on the question “whether a state rule of evidence allowing an expert witness to testify about the results of DNA testing performed by non-testifying analysts, where the defendant has no opportunity to confront the actual analysts, violates the Confrontation Clause”

Summary of this case from In re Amey

considering whether an expert may testify about the substance of a DNA analysis report in which he took no part

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Williams v. Illinois

Case Details

Full title:SANDY WILLIAMS v. ILLINOIS

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jun 28, 2011

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564 U.S. 1052 (2011)
564 U.S. 1052
180 L. Ed. 2d 911

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