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Leonard v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on May 16, 2022.

Docket No.21-1082
Op. Below11th Cir.
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Issue

Whether the erroneous denial of a timely raised motion to dismiss an indictment omitting an essential element is structural error requiring dismissal or is instead subject to harmless-error review.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Feb 1, 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2022)Feb 28, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2022 to April 6, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 1, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 6, 2022.
Apr 6, 2022
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Apr 19, 2022
Reply of petitioner Tarresse Leonard filed. (Distributed)
Apr 20, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
May 16, 2022
Petition DENIED.

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