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Kansas v. Cheever

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
12-609 Kan. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2013
 

Issue: Whether, when a criminal defendant who affirmatively introduces expert testimony that he lacked the requisite mental state to commit capital murder of a law enforcement officer due to the alleged temporary and long-term effects of the defendant’s methamphetamine use, the state violates the defendant’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination by rebutting the defendant’s mental state defense with evidence from a court-ordered mental evaluation of the defendant.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders
Nov 13 2012Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2012)
Dec 4 2012Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 16, 2013.
Jan 11 2013Brief of respondent Scott D. Cheever in opposition filed.
Jan 11 2013Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Scott D. Cheever.
Jan 23 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013.
Jan 23 2013Reply of petitioner Kansas filed. (Distributed)
Feb 19 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2013.
Feb 25 2013Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Feb 25 2013Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Mar 25 2013The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2013.
Mar 25 2013The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 22, 2013.
Apr 2 2013Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Apr 3 2013Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
May 13 2013Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
May 13 2013Brief of petitioner Kansas filed.
May 17 2013Brief amici curiae of National District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
May 20 2013Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
May 20 2013Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
May 20 2013Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
May 23 2013Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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