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Trevino v. Davis

Petition for certiorari denied on June 4, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-6883 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether"when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit found that the new mitigating evidence discovered on federal habeas review was "double-edged" and could not outweigh the substantial aggravating evidence, and when it misapplied the standard for evaluating prejudice in a Wiggins claim"it denied the petitioner due process.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/20/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 27, 2017)
12/18/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 27, 2017 to February 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
12/20/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 26, 2018.
02/26/2018Brief of respondent Lorie Davis in opposition filed.
03/12/2018Reply of petitioner Carlos Trevino filed. (Distributed)
03/14/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
04/09/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
04/16/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
04/23/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
05/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
05/14/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
05/21/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018.
05/29/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
06/04/2018Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)