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Thaler v. McGowen

Petition for certiorari denied on November 26, 2012

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
12-82 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2012

Issue: Whether Eighth Amendment harmless-error review applies when a capital-sentencing jury is precluded from considering relevant mitigating evidence.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/17/2012Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2012)
08/03/2012Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 22, 2012.
08/17/2012Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed.
08/20/2012Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
10/22/2012Brief of respondent Roger Wayne McGowen in opposition filed.
10/22/2012Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Roger Wayne McGowen.
11/02/2012Reply of petitioner Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed. (Distributed)
11/05/2012DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012.
11/26/2012Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
11/26/2012Petition DENIED.

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