WILLIAMS v. ILLINOIS

No. 10-8505.

132 S.Ct. 2221 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 89

Sandy WILLIAMS, Petitioner v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian W. Carroll , Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Michael R. Dreeben , for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Respondent.

Anita Alvarez , Chicago, IL, for Respondent.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Alan D. Goldberg , Deputy Defender, James E. Chadd , Assistant Deputy Defender, Brian W. Carroll , Counsel of Record, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Anita Alvarez , Counsel of Record, State's Attorney, Cook County, Chicago, IL, Alan J. Spellberg , Ashley A. Romito , Michelle Katz , Annette Collins , Amy Watroba Kern , Assistant State's Attorneys, Lisa Madigan , Attorney General of Illinois, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.


Justice ALITO announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Justice KENNEDY, and Justice BREYER join.

In this case, we decide whether Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 50, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004), precludes an expert witness from testifying in a manner that has long been allowed under the law of evidence. Specifically, does Crawford bar an expert from expressing...

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