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Leonard v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 16, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-1082 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the erroneous denial of a timely raised motion to dismiss an indictment omitting an essential element is structural error requiring dismissal or is instead subject to harmless-error review.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 01 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2022)
Feb 28 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2022 to April 6, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 01 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 6, 2022.
Apr 06 2022Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Apr 19 2022Reply of petitioner Tarresse Leonard filed. (Distributed)
Apr 20 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
May 16 2022Petition DENIED.