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McGee v. McFadden

Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2019

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-7277 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred when it found no constitutional error when the state failed to disclose Brady evidence, a letter from a jailhouse snitch, until the post-trial hearing for a motion for a new trial; (2) whether the state and federal courts" decisions were contrary to Giglio v. United States, United States v. Bagley, Brady v. Maryland and Napue v. Illinois when the state failed to disclose material impeachment evidence, a letter from a jailhouse snitch who testified that petitioner confessed to him; and (3) whether the state and federal courts erred in finding that trial counsel rendered effective assistance of counsel when he failed to interview Michael Jones and call him as a witness.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/20/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2019)
01/17/2019Waiver of right of respondent Joseph McFadden to respond filed.
01/31/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
02/11/2019Response Requested. (Due March 13, 2019)
02/11/2019Record Requested.
02/12/2019Record received from the USCA-4th Circuit. The record is available on PACER.
02/13/2019Record received from the USDC-SC. One restricted item was transmitted electronically, and the remainder of the record is available on PACER.
03/13/2019Brief of respondent Joseph McFadden in opposition filed.
03/28/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
04/15/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
04/22/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
05/06/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
05/13/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
05/20/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
05/28/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
06/03/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
06/10/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
06/17/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
06/26/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2019.
06/28/2019Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
07/16/2019Petition for Rehearing filed.
08/14/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
10/07/2019Rehearing DENIED.