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Norris v. Tennessee

Petition for certiorari denied on October 31, 0016

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-104 Tenn. Crim. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 16

Issue: (1) Whether the Sixth Circuit's "unreasonable determination of fact" holding under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2) precluded the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals from relying on the same finding on the same record; (2) whether the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals erred in holding that police had probable cause to arrest the petitioner without giving weight to exculpatory facts known to the arresting officers; and (3) whether the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals erred in rejecting the petitioner's County of Riverside v. McLaughlin claim where police held him without a probable cause hearing for the express purpose of "further investigation."

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/10/2016Application (15A1257) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 21, 2016 to July 21, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan.
07/21/2016Application (15A1257) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 21, 2016.
07/21/2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2016)
08/10/2016Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
08/24/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
08/30/2016Response Requested . (Due September 29, 2016)
09/28/2016Brief of respondent Tennessee in opposition filed.
10/12/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2016.
10/14/2016Reply of petitioner Terry Norris filed. (Distributed)
10/31/2016Petition DENIED.