Williams v. Illinois (2012)

Williams v. Illinois, 567 U.S. 50 (2012) was a United States Supreme Court case where it was ruled that having an expert witness testify on behalf of a third-party lab analyst does not violate the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause as long as the results were not directed to prove guilt.[1]

Williams v. Illinois
Argued December 6, 2011
Decided June 18, 2012
Full case nameSandy Williams v. State of Illinois
Citations567 U.S. 50 (more)
Holding
Petitioner's rights under the Confrontation Clause were not violated when an expert witness is called as a stand-in for a lab analyst who performed a DNA test.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
PluralityAlito, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer
ConcurrenceBreyer
ConcurrenceThomas (in judgment)
DissentKagan, joined by Scalia, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Laws applied
Sixth Amendment

References

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  1. ^ WILLIAMS v. ILLINOIS Cornell Legal Information Institute
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