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Wood v. Missouri

Petition for certiorari denied on April 20, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-967 Mo. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether the Constitution requires that a jury, rather than a judge, weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances to determine whether a defendant may be sentenced to death.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/19/2019Application (19A570) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 2, 2019 to January 3, 2020, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
11/19/2019Application (19A570) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 3, 2020.
12/19/2019Application (19A570) to extend further the time from January 3, 2020 to January 31, 2020, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
12/30/2019Application (19A570) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 31, 2020.
01/31/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2020)
03/04/2020Brief of respondent State of Missouri in opposition filed.
03/18/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
03/18/2020Reply of petitioner Craig M. Wood filed. (Distributed)
03/19/2020Rescheduled.
04/01/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
04/20/2020Petition DENIED.