No. 19-618October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Docket 19-618October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Shaffer v. Pennsylvania
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a decision by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a decision by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Question presented
Whether the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment permits the prosecution to introduce testimonial results of a forensic DNA examination through the testimony of a laboratory supervisor who did not perform the testing and had no personal involvement in the testing.
- Case path
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology