NACDL - Friend v. Indiana

Friend v. Indiana

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner (in support of petition for writ of certiorari).

Friend v. Indiana

Brief Details

Case No.: 19-1214
Brief Filed: May 14, 2020
Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court

Key Topics in the Brief

Sixth Amendment | Child Abuse | Due Process | Privileged Treatment Records | Adversarial System

Briefs

Friend-v-Indiana-Amicus-Brief.pdf

Prior Decision

Decision below 134 N.E.3d 441 (Ind. App. 2019)

Argument(s)

Records needed for adversarial testing of witness testimony are particularly important in child abuse cases. In camera review preserves defendants’ constitutional rights and the interests of privilege holders.

Author(s)

Benjamin P. Chagnon, Robert M. Loeb, Thomas M. Bondy, Ethan P. Fallon, and Melanie R. Hallums, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey T. Green, NACDL, Washington, DC.