Hemphill v. New York

142 S. Ct. 681 · Decided January 20, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Hemphill v. New York was decided on January 20, 2022 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Confrontation of witnesses” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-637

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Hemphill v. New York

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-004, docket 2021-004-01.

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