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Taylor v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on May 14, 2018.

Docket No.16-6392
Op. Below6th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit erred when it affirmed the exclusion of the petitioner"s expert rebuttal testimony regarding his future dangerousness in violation of Kelly v. South Carolina, which recognized a capital defendant"s broad due process right to rebut any "implication" or "inference" of dangerousness "from the [government"s] evidence," and misread the record, which plainly shows that the petitioner"s expert testimony would have rebutted not only the government"s evidence but also its summation arguments; and (2) whether, after the Supreme Court invalidated the definition of a "violent felony" in the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act in Johnson v. United States, the definition of a "crime of violence," 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B), is unconstitutionally vague.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jul 18, 2016
Application (16A71) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 7, 2016 to October 6, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Jul 21, 2016
Application (16A71) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 6, 2016.
Oct 6, 2016
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 14, 2016)
Nov 9, 2016
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 14, 2016.
Dec 1, 2016
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 13, 2017.
Dec 22, 2016
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 13, 2017.
Feb 7, 2017
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 15, 2017.
Mar 7, 2017
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 14, 2017.
Apr 7, 2017
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 15, 2017.
May 11, 2017
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including June 14, 2017.
Jun 7, 2017
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including June 30, 2017.
Jun 30, 2017
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Jul 18, 2017
Reply of petitioner Rejon Taylor filed. (Distributed)
Jul 20, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017.
Apr 17, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
Apr 23, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
May 7, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
May 14, 2018
Petition DENIED.
May 16, 2018
Petition for Rehearing filed.
May 22, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
Jun 11, 2018
Rehearing DENIED.

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