Supreme Court of the United States

Fairey v. Tucker

June 18, 2012567 U.S. 924

Summary

Justice Sotomayor dissents from the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari, arguing that a certificate of appealability should have been issued and that Fairey’s trial in absentia violated his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. She contends the waiver of the right to be present was not intentional and that the case merits review.