White v. Louisiana

Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae and Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on petition for a writ of certiorari).

Brief filed: 05/09/2019

Documents

White v. Louisiana

United States Supreme Court; Case No. 18-8862

Prior Decision

Decision below 243 So.3d 12 (La.App. 1 Cir. Feb. 16, 2018)

Argument(s)

The decision below contradicts this court’s holdings that the Sixth Amendment guarantees an “adequate opportunity to cross-examine” the declarant with respect to out-of-court testimony.

Author(s)

Thomas M. Bondy, Thomas King-Sun Fu, and Randall C. Smith, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey T. Green, NACDL, Washington, DC.