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Okechuku v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 14, 2018

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
17-1130	5th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2017

Issue: Whether, and under what circumstances, the erroneous submission of a deliberate-ignorance instruction is harmless error.

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Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, March 14, 2018)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/06/2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 14, 2018)
03/06/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 14, 2018 to April 13, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
03/07/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 13, 2018.
04/02/2018	Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED.
04/17/2018	Reply of petitioner Theodore E. Okechuku filed. (Distributed)
04/18/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
05/14/2018	Petition DENIED.