Caroni v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on June 27, 2016
Issue: (1) Whether a trial court’s error in directing a verdict on venue can be deemed harmless when that element was genuinely contested by the defendant; and (2) whether the general business expenditures of a company that is engaged in illegal activity, but is not wholly illegitimate, satisfy the “promotion” prong of the money laundering statute.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Feb 4 2016 | Application (15A831) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 15, 2016 to April 15, 2016, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Feb 8 2016 | Application (15A831) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 15, 2016. |
| Mar 21 2016 | Letter dated March 17, 2016 from counsel for applicant received. |
| Apr 15 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 19, 2016) |
| Apr 19 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| May 10 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Associations of Criminal Defense Attorneys filed. |
| May 19 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 3, 2016. |
| May 25 2016 | Letter of May 17, 2016, from counsel for petitioner waiving 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply brief pursuant to Rule 15.5. |
| Jun 3 2016 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Jun 7 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2016. |
| Jun 9 2016 | Reply of petitioner Dennis M. Caroni filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 27 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
