Stokes v. South Carolina
Petition for certiorari denied on December 12, 2016
Issues: (1) Whether it is a violation of the Sixth Amendment guarantee of conflict-free counsel for a lawyer who previously prosecuted a defendant to represent that same defendant in a subsequent and related capital trial; and (2) whether a valid waiver of the right to conflict-free counsel can be found when the trial record contains no mention of a conflict or waiver, and the post-conviction record does not address, let alone satisfy, the constitutionally required elements of a valid waiver.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| May 11 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 15, 2016) |
| Jun 21 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 15, 2016. |
| Jul 15 2016 | Brief of respondent South Carolina in opposition filed. |
| Aug 4 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016. |
| Aug 25 2016 | Record Requested . |
| Aug 30 2016 | Reply of petitioner Sammie Louis Stokes filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 29 2016 | Record received from the Supreme Court of South Carolina. The record is electronic. |
| Oct 6 2016 | Record received from the Court of Common Pleas of South Carolina, Orangeburg County (1 box). |
| Oct 13 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2016. |
| Oct 31 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 4, 2016. |
| Nov 7 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 10, 2016. |
| Nov 14 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016. |
| Nov 28 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 2, 2016. |
| Dec 5 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 9, 2016. |
| Dec 12 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
| Jan 27 2017 | Record returned to the Court of Common Pleas of South Carolina, Orangeburg County (1 box). |
