Smith v. Dunn
Petition for certiorari denied on July 2, 2020
Issues: (1) Whether Hall v. Florida and Moore v. Texas announced
new substantive rules that apply retroactively to cases
on collateral review; and (2) whether a court assessing a challenge to a
prosecutor’s use of peremptory strikes under Batson v.
Kentucky may reasonably rely on
extra-record evidence about a prosecutor’s character.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Nov 07 2019 | Application (19A513) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 22, 2019 to February 20, 2020, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Nov 12 2019 | Application (19A513) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 20, 2020. |
| Feb 19 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2020) |
| Mar 09 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 25, 2020 to April 24, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 11 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 24, 2020. |
| Apr 24 2020 | Brief of respondent State of Alabama in opposition filed. |
| May 01 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from May 13, 2020 to May 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 04 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until May 27, 2020, granted. |
| May 26 2020 | Reply of petitioner Willie B. Smith, III filed. (Distributed) |
| May 27 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020. |
| Jun 08 2020 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020. |
| Jun 29 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020. |
| Jul 02 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
