Bess v. United States

Pending petition

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-489	C.A.A.F.	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Issues: (1) Whether 10 U.S.C. § 825, which allows a military commander to hand select members to sit on a general court-martial panel, as applied in Pedro Bess’ case — in which an all-white panel convicted a Black defendant of sexual misconduct against a white woman — violates the Fifth Amendment; and (2) whether the lower court erred in declining to remand Bess' case for additional factfinding.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 09 2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 16, 2020)
Nov 10 2020	Motion of United States for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (November 13, 2020 - corrected letter to be submitted)
Nov 13 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 16, 2020 to December 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 16 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2020.

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