Michigan v. Bryant

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Granted March 1, 2010.

Docket: 09-150

Issue: Whether preliminary inquiries of a wounded citizen concerning the perpetrator and circumstances of the shooting are nontestimonial because they were “made under circumstances objectively indicating that the primary purpose of the interrogation is to enable police assistance to meet an ongoing emergency,” including not only aid to a wounded victim, but also the prompt identification and apprehension of an apparently violent and dangerous individual?

Contents 1 Briefs and Documents 1.1 Merits Briefs 1.2 Amicus Briefs 1.3 Certiorari-Stage Documents

[edit] Briefs and Documents

[edit] Merits Briefs

• Brief for Petitioner the People of the State of Michigan
• Brief for Respondent Richard Perry Bryant
• Reply Brief for Petitioner the People of the State of Michigan

[edit] Amicus Briefs

• Brief for States of Maryland, Utah, Vermont, Hawaii, Nevada, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Arizona, Oklahoma, Maine, New Mexico, Louisiana, Alaska, Massachusetts, Wyoming, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Texas, Minnesota, Washington, Idaho, Virginia , Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio Connecticut, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Indiana, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Florida in Spport of Petitioner
• Brief for the United States of America in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Richard D. Friedman in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Respondent

[edit] Certiorari-Stage Documents

• Opinion below (Michigan Supreme Court)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition