Wright v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on May 21, 2018
Issue: Whether the Sixth Amendment right to confrontation is violated when the trial court prevents a defendant from cross-examining a government witness regarding the mandatory life sentence he would have faced absent cooperation in order to prevent the jury from inferring the defendant"s likely life sentence.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/06/2017 | Application (17A510) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 6, 2017 to November 13, 2017, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| 11/08/2017 | Application (17A510) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until November 13, 2017. |
| 11/13/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 28, 2018) |
| 02/22/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 28, 2018 to March 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/23/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 30, 2018. |
| 03/29/2018 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 04/18/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018. |
| 04/18/2018 | Reply of petitioner Max Julian Wright filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/14/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018. |
| 05/21/2018 | Petition DENIED. |