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Georgiou v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2015

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-1535 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: (1) Whether prosecutors are permitted to withhold materials covered by Brady v. Maryland when it is possible that the defendant may have been able to discover the materials through another source; (2) whether a court of appeals may conclude that withheld evidence was not material, consistent with Brady and its progeny, without viewing the evidence cumulatively and in light of the entire record.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/01/2015Application (14A1120) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 26, 2015 to June 25, 2015, submitted to Justice Alito.
05/04/2015Application (14A1120) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 25, 2015.
06/25/2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2015)
07/06/2015Consent to the fiing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from cousnel for petitioner.
07/22/2015Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 26, 2015.
07/27/2015Brief amicus curiae of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice filed.
07/27/2015Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Prosecutors, et al. filed.
07/27/2015Brief amicus curiae of The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed.
08/11/2015Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 25, 2015.
09/25/2015Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
10/13/2015Reply of petitioner George Georgiou filed.
10/14/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
11/02/2015Petition DENIED.