Wilchcombe v. United States
Pending petition
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-1063 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issue: (1) Whether the government violated the petitioners' Fifth Amendment rights by using their post-arrest, pre-Miranda v. Arizona-warnings silence as substantive evidence of their guilt in the government's case-in-chief; and (2) whether the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act may constitutionally be applied in a foreign-bounded case involving the foreign transport of drugs to foreign shores by foreign residents on a foreign vessel, without a sufficient nexus to the United States.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, May 9, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/20/2016 | Application (16A615) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 2, 2017 to March 3, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| 12/28/2016 | Application (16A615) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 3, 2017. |
| 03/03/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2017) |
| 03/29/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 5, 2017. |
| 05/03/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 12, 2017. |
| 05/12/2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 05/26/2017 | Reply of petitioners Mario Wilchcombe, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/30/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017. |
| 06/19/2017 | Petition DENIED. |