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No. 19-7948October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020

Docket 19-7948October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Davis v. Johnson

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Davis against Johnson, appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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 filed by Davis against Johnson, appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Question presented

Whether the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause, as interpreted in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), and its progeny, is violated when a trial court admits a non-testifying co-defendant’s confession that names the defendant and describes his role in the crime, even if the confession is redacted to replace the defendant’s name with a neutral pronoun and the jury is given a limiting instruction?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Mar 30, 2026
Primary materials5