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Martel v. Lujan

Petition for certiorari denied on November 10, 2014

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-132 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether this Court has "clearly established," within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1), that where a state appellate court concludes certain pretrial statements should have been excluded from the prosecution"s case under Miranda v. Arizona, the court"s harmless error analysis must ignore the fact that the defendant also took the stand at trial and admitted the conduct involved in the offense.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/20/2014Application (13A1269) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2014 to August 4, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
06/26/2014Application (13A1269) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 4, 2014.
08/04/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2014)
08/04/2014Appendix of Michael F. Martel, Warden filed.
08/26/2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 6, 2014.
09/30/2014Brief of respondent Reuben Kenneth Lujan in opposition filed.
09/30/2014Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Reuben Kenneth Lujan.
10/14/2014Reply of petitioner Michael F. Martel, Warden filed. (Distributed)
10/15/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014.
11/03/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
11/10/2014Petition DENIED.
11/10/2014Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.