Leonard v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on May 16, 2022
Issue: Whether the erroneous denial of a timely raised motion to dismiss an indictment omitting an essential element is structural error requiring dismissal or is instead subject to harmless-error review.
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- Sovereign immunity and defective indictments (Andrew Hamm, February 18, 2022)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/01/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2022) |
| 02/28/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2022 to April 6, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/01/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 6, 2022. |
| 04/06/2022 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 04/19/2022 | Reply of petitioner Tarresse Leonard filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/20/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022. |
| 05/16/2022 | Petition DENIED. |