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New York v. Jahmarley Jones

Paid petition · Appellate Division, Supreme Court of New York, Second Judicial Department, No. 2016-02147 · judgment November 14, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 21, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether statements made by individuals during routine police investigations – prior to the commission of a specific crime, the identification of a suspect in connection with that crime, or the filing of charges – can be deemed testimonial under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John M. Castellano

For respondent
Randall Douglas Unger

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Oct 21 2019
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
  2. Oct 21 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Oct 15 2019
    Reply of petitioner New York filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 02 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
  5. Sep 17 2019
    Brief of respondent Jahmarley Jones in opposition filed.
  6. Sep 17 2019
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Jahmarley Jones.
  7. Aug 27 2019
    Response Requested. (Due September 26, 2019)
  8. Aug 14 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  9. Jun 25 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2019)