Williams v. Illinois (2012)
| Williams v. Illinois | |
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| Argued December 6, 2011 Decided June 18, 2012 | |
| Full case name | Sandy Williams v. State of Illinois |
| Citations | 567 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 | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Plurality | Alito, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Breyer |
| Concurrence | Thomas (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Kagan, joined by Scalia, Ginsburg, Sotomayor |
| Laws applied | |
| Confrontation Clause | |
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][2]
References
- ^ WILLIAMS v. ILLINOIS Cornell Legal Information Institute
- ^ Fisher, Jeffrey (June 20, 2012). "The holdings and implications of Williams v. Illinois". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
External links
- Text of Williams v. Illinois, 567 U.S. 50 (2012) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)