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Thaler v. McGowen

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on November 26, 2012.

Docket No.12-82
Op. Below5th Cir.
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Issue

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

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jul 17, 2012
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2012)
Aug 3, 2012
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 22, 2012.
Aug 17, 2012
Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed.
Aug 20, 2012
Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Oct 22, 2012
Brief of respondent Roger Wayne McGowen in opposition filed.
Oct 22, 2012
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Roger Wayne McGowen.
Nov 2, 2012
Reply of petitioner Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed. (Distributed)
Nov 5, 2012
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012.
Nov 26, 2012
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Nov 26, 2012
Petition DENIED.

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