Williams v. Louisiana
Case dismissed, pursuant to Rule 46, on June 1, 2018
Issues: (1) Whether exculpatory evidence that is inadmissible can be material under Brady v. Maryland; and (2) whether a court evaluating the materiality of suppressed evidence under Brady against a confession should take into account a post-trial judicial finding that the defendant was an intellectually disabled child.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jan 08 2018 | Application (17A725) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2018 to March 12, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Jan 09 2018 | Application (17A725) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 23, 2018. |
| Feb 12 2018 | Application (17A725) to extend further the time from February 23, 2018 to March 25, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Feb 12 2018 | Application (17A725) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 26, 2018. |
| Mar 02 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2018) |
| Apr 04 2018 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Innocence Project New Orleans. |
| Apr 05 2018 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Fair Punishment Project, et al. |
| Apr 05 2018 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Former Prosecutors and Department of Justice Officials. |
| Apr 05 2018 | Waiver of right of respondent State of Louisiana to respond filed. |
| Apr 11 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018. |
| Apr 16 2018 | Response Requested. (Due May 16, 2018) |
| Apr 20 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 16, 2018 to June 15, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Apr 23 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 15, 2018. |
| May 31 2018 | Stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed. |
| Jun 01 2018 | Petition Dismissed - Rule 46. |
