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Ballard v. Pennsylvania

Petition for certiorari denied on June 23, 2014

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-9364 Pa. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: Whether Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, 807(b) and 808, combined with the state's practice of refusing to individually identify mitigating circumstances on the jury verdict form, deprive capital defendants of their Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/07/2014Application (13A826) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 19, 2014 to April 20, 2014, submitted to Justice Alito.
02/12/2014Application (13A826) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 21, 2014.
03/21/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 24, 2014)
05/07/2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 6, 2014.
05/14/2014Brief of respondent Pennsylvania in opposition filed.
05/28/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014.
06/09/2014Letter of June 2, 2014, from petitioner received. (Distributed)
06/16/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014.
06/23/2014Petition DENIED. Marc Bookman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is hereby directed to file within 40 days a response to the June 2, 2014, letter filed by Michael Ballard in this matter.
07/08/2014Letter of July 8, 2014, from Marc Bookman received.
07/14/2014Letter of July 14, 2014, from counsel for respondent received.
07/16/2014Letter of July 16, 2014, from Marc Bookman received.
08/11/2014The letters of June 2, July 8, July 14, and July 16, 2014, received in this case, are referred to the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for any investigation or action it finds appropriate.