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Thomas A. Jeffrey v. Pennsylvania

Paid petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Office, No. 1787 WDA 2015 · judgment July 14, 2017

Certiorari denied · May 17, 2021
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 a suspected sexual assault victim at the emergency room to hospital personnel during the sexual assault evidence collection exam are “testimonial” evidence subject to the demands of the Confrontation Clause under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew Thomas Ness
Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys,

For respondent
Karen T. Edwards
Office of the District Attorney

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 17 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 27 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
  3. Apr 26 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
  4. Feb 08 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2021)