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Georgiou v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2015
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-1535 3d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: (1) Whether prosecutors are permitted to withhold materials covered by Brady v. Maryland when it is possible that the defendant may have been able to discover the materials through another source; (2) whether a court of appeals may conclude that withheld evidence was not material, consistent with Brady and its progeny, without viewing the evidence cumulatively and in light of the entire record.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 1 2015Application (14A1120) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 26, 2015 to June 25, 2015, submitted to Justice Alito.
May 4 2015Application (14A1120) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 25, 2015.
Jun 25 2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2015)
Jul 6 2015Consent to the fiing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from cousnel for petitioner.
Jul 22 2015Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 26, 2015.
Jul 27 2015Brief amicus curiae of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice filed.
Jul 27 2015Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Prosecutors, et al. filed.
Jul 27 2015Brief amicus curiae of The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed.
Aug 11 2015Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 25, 2015.
Sep 25 2015Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Oct 13 2015Reply of petitioner George Georgiou filed.
Oct 14 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
Nov 2 2015Petition DENIED.