Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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22-887 | N.C. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issue: Whether North Carolina’s practice of indefinitely postponing drunk-driving prosecutions where the defendant fails to appear for a scheduled court date unless the defendant pleads guilty and relinquishes their right to a trial violates the speedy trial clause of the Sixth Amendment or the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Jan 03 2023 | Application (22A599) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 2, 2023 to March 14, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
Jan 06 2023 | Application (22A599) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 14, 2023. |
Mar 13 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 14, 2023) |
Apr 04 2023 | Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed. |
Apr 12 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023. |
Apr 13 2023 | Response Requested. (Due May 15, 2023) |
May 04 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
May 15 2023 | Brief of respondent North Carolina in opposition filed. |
May 26 2023 | Reply of Rogelio Albino Diaz-Tomas, et al. submitted. |
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