Hernandez v. Peery

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594 U. S. ____

(2021) 1 SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES JACOB TOWNLEY HERNANDEZ v. SUZANNE M. PEERY, WARDEN ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 20–6199. Decided June 28, 2021 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, dissenting from the denial of certi- orari. Petitioner Jacob Townley Hernandez’s former codefend- ant became a key prosecution witness at Townley’s trial.1 The trial court, however, forbade Townley’s attorney from speaking with his client about the…