Acklin v. Alabama
Petition for certiorari denied on March 25, 2019
Issue: Whether a criminal defendant is deprived of his Sixth and 14th Amendment right to conflict-free counsel when his lawyer is paid by a third party; the third party threatens to withhold payment unless the lawyer conducts the defense in a manner that serves the third party’s interests; the lawyer does not inform his client or the court of the conflict; and the lawyer in fact conducts the defense in a manner that serves the third-party payer’s interests and sacrifices the client’s interests.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Aug 13 2018 | Application (18A190) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 13, 2018 to November 12, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Aug 21 2018 | Application (18A190) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 12, 2018. |
| Nov 09 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2018) |
| Nov 26 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 17, 2018 to January 16, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Dec 04 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 16, 2019. |
| Dec 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Ethics Scholars filed. |
| Dec 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Alabama Appellate Court Justices and Bar Presidents filed. |
| Dec 28 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 16, 2019 to February 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jan 03 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 15, 2019. |
| Feb 15 2019 | Brief of respondent State of Alabama in opposition filed. |
| Mar 01 2019 | Reply of petitioner Nicholas Bernard Acklin filed. |
| Mar 06 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019. |
| Mar 25 2019 | Petition DENIED. |
