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Acklin v. Alabama

Petition for certiorari denied on March 25, 2019

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-640 Ala. Crim. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether a criminal defendant is deprived of his Sixth and 14th Amendment right to conflict-free counsel when his lawyer is paid by a third party; the third party threatens to withhold payment unless the lawyer conducts the defense in a manner that serves the third party"s interests; the lawyer does not inform his client or the court of the conflict; and the lawyer in fact conducts the defense in a manner that serves the third-party payer"s interests and sacrifices the client"s interests.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/13/2018Application (18A190) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 13, 2018 to November 12, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.
08/21/2018Application (18A190) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 12, 2018.
11/09/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2018)
11/26/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 17, 2018 to January 16, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
12/04/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 16, 2019.
12/17/2018Brief amici curiae of Legal Ethics Scholars filed.
12/17/2018Brief amici curiae of Alabama Appellate Court Justices and Bar Presidents filed.
12/28/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 16, 2019 to February 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
01/03/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 15, 2019.
02/15/2019Brief of respondent State of Alabama in opposition filed.
03/01/2019Reply of petitioner Nicholas Bernard Acklin filed.
03/06/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
03/25/2019Petition DENIED.