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Norris v. Tennessee

Petition for certiorari denied on October 31, 2016
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)
Jun 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.
Jul 21 2016Application (15A1257) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 21, 2016.
Jul 21 2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2016)
Aug 10 2016Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
Aug 24 2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
Aug 30 2016Response Requested . (Due September 29, 2016)
Sep 28 2016Brief of respondent Tennessee in opposition filed.
Oct 12 2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2016.
Oct 14 2016Reply of petitioner Terry Norris filed. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2016Petition DENIED.