Brown v. Louisiana
Petition for certiorari denied on April 3, 2023
Issue: Whether, where a defendant denies participating in a particular criminal act, another person"s confession stating that he and someone else committed the act"without mentioning the defendant"is favorable and material evidence under Brady v. Maryland.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/09/2022 | Application (21A821) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 23, 2022 to July 23, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 06/16/2022 | Application (21A821) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 23, 2022. |
| 07/25/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2022) |
| 08/01/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 26, 2022 to September 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 08/02/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 26, 2022. |
| 08/26/2022 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Current and Former Prosecutors and Department of Justice Officials. |
| 08/26/2022 | Brief amici curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| 09/26/2022 | Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed. |
| 10/12/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022. |
| 10/12/2022 | Reply of petitioner David Brown filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/18/2022 | Record Requested. |
| 01/10/2023 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana (7 boxes). |
| 01/11/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023. |
| 02/21/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023. |
| 02/27/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023. |
| 03/13/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023. |
| 03/20/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023. |
| 03/27/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/31/2023. |
| 04/03/2023 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Current and Former Prosecutors, et al. GRANTED. |
| 04/03/2023 | Petition DENIED. Justice Jackson, with whom Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| 04/06/2023 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Louisiana (7 boxes). |