| Samia v. United States | |
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| Argued March 29, 2023 Decided June 23, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Adam Samia, aka Sal, aka Adam Samic v. United States |
| Docket no. | 22-196 |
| Citations | 599 U.S. 635 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether the admission of a codefendant's redacted out-of-court confession that immediately inculpates a defendant based on the surrounding context violates the defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. | |
| Holding | |
| The Confrontation Clause was not violated by the admission of a non-testifying codefendant’s confession that did not directly inculpate the defendant and was subject to a proper limiting instruction. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh; Barrett (all but Part II–A) |
| Concurrence | Barrett (in part) |
| Dissent | Kagan, joined by Sotomayor, Jackson |
| Dissent | Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. VI | |
Samia v. United States, 599 U.S. 635 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1]
- ^ "Supreme Court Considers a Mercenary's Confession and the Confrontation Clause". New York Times. March 29, 2023.
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