No. _______ In The Supreme Court of the United States -------------------------- ♦ --------------------------- BRAULIO M. CASTILLO, Petitioner, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Respondent. -------------------------- ♦ -------------------------- ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA -------------------------- ♦ -------------------------- PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI -------------------------- ♦ -------------------------- Lauren LeBourgeois Joseph King 108 N. Alfred St., 2nd Floor Counsel of Record Alexandria, Virginia 22314 KING, CAMPBELL (703) 683-7070 & PORETZ PLLC
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[email protected] Counsel for Petitioner Dated: January 4, 2021 THE LEX GROUPDC i 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. i Suite 500, #5190 i Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 955-0001 i (800) 856-4419 i www.thelexgroup.com i QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does the Confrontation Clause allow a non-victim child witness to testify against his father via two- way closed-circuit television when the witness cannot see his father and does not know that his father is on trial for murder? 2. Given that Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), removed the underpinnings of Maryland v. Craig, 497 U.S. 836 (1990), should Craig be over- ruled? ii STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES Castillo v. Commonwealth, Record No. 191028, Virginia Supreme Court. Petition for Appeal denied February 27, 2020; Petition for Rehearing denied Au- gust 5, 2020. Castillo v. Commonwealth, No. 0140-17-4, Vir- ginia Court of Appeals. Judgment entered June 4, 2019. Commonwealth v. Castillo, CR26450-00-01-02, Loudoun County Circuit Court. Judgement entered December 30, 2016. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page QUESTIONS PRESENTED ........................................ i STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES ......................