Davis v. Montana

Petition for certiorari denied on January 17, 0017

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-123	Mont.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 16

Issue: Whether a criminal defendant charged with an offense punishable by incarceration is denied due process when he is tried by a non-lawyer judge and when the defendant has no opportunity for a de novo trial before a judge who is a lawyer.

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Petition of the day (Kate Howard, August 18, 2016)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/22/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2016)
08/08/2016	Waiver of right of respondent Montana to respond filed.
08/24/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
09/12/2016	Response Requested . (Due October 12, 2016)
09/21/2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 14, 2016.
10/12/2016	Brief amicus curiae of A.J.Z. Law Firm filed.
11/14/2016	Brief of respondent Montana in opposition filed.
11/22/2016	Reply of petitioner Kelly Davis filed.
11/30/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
01/09/2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2017.
01/17/2017	Petition DENIED.