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McCoy v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-814 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether officers can presume that a person is "armed and presently dangerous" simply because the person possesses any amount of marijuana, however small.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/06/2019Application (19A514) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 24, 2019 to December 26, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
11/12/2019Application (19A514) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 26, 2019.
12/26/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 27, 2020)
01/21/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2020 to February 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
01/22/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 26, 2020.
01/27/2020Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
02/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 26, 2020 to March 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
02/14/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 27, 2020.
03/12/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 27, 2020 to May 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
03/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 14, 2020.
05/14/2020Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
05/19/2020Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from June 2, 2020 to June 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
05/20/2020Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until June 9, 2020, granted.
06/09/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
06/09/2020Reply of petitioner Tony Deshawn McCoy filed. (Distributed)
06/29/2020Petition DENIED.