No. 19-992October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Skipper v. Byrd
This case asks whether a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel applies to a plea offer that the prosecution never actually made.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case asks whether a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel applies to a plea offer that the prosecution never actually made.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause, as interpreted in Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968), and its progeny, is violated by the admission of a non-testifying co-defendant’s confession that does not name the defendant but, when viewed in conjunction with other evidence, strongly implicates him.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 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
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