Whitton v. Dixon
Pending Petition
Issue
(1) Whether in determining if a constitutional error had a prejudicial effect on the outcome of a trial a court must consider only that evidence that was presented to the jury at the trial; and (2) whether the prejudice from the Giglio v. United States violation in this case met the standards for relief under Giglio and Brecht v. Abrahamson.
Oct 2, 2025Application (25A394) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 13, 2025 to December 12, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Oct 6, 2025Application (25A394) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 12, 2025.
Nov 12, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2025)Nov 24, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 17, 2025 to January 31, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Nov 25, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 2, 2026.
Dec 17, 2025Brief amici curiae of Professors Of Constitutional And Criminal Law filed.Dec 17, 2025Brief amici curiae of Retired Judges filed.Feb 2, 2026Brief of respondent Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections in opposition filed.Feb 18, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
Feb 20, 2026Reply of petitioner Gary Whitton filed. (Distributed)Mar 16, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
Mar 23, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
Mar 30, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
Apr 13, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Recommended Citation: Whitton v. Dixon, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/whitton-v-dixon/