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Loughry v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 24, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-581 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether circumstantial evidence of extrajudicial social-media contact with a juror about the case can be enough to entitle a criminal defendant to a hearing under Remmer v. United States to determine “what actually transpired, or whether the incidents that may have occurred were harmful or harmless.”

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 18 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2021)
Nov 09 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 19, 2021 to December 20, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 10 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 20, 2021.
Dec 20 2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Jan 04 2022Reply of petitioner Allen H. Loughry, II filed. (Distributed)
Jan 05 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Jan 24 2022Petition DENIED.