Wilchcombe v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 19, 2017.
Issue
(1) Whether the government violated the petitioners' Fifth Amendment rights by using their post-arrest, pre-Miranda v. Arizona-warnings silence as substantive evidence of their guilt in the government's case-in-chief; and (2) whether the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act may constitutionally be applied in a foreign-bounded case involving the foreign transport of drugs to foreign shores by foreign residents on a foreign vessel, without a sufficient nexus to the United States.
Dec 20, 2016Application (16A615) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 2, 2017 to March 3, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Dec 28, 2016Application (16A615) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 3, 2017.
Mar 3, 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2017)Mar 29, 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 5, 2017.
May 3, 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 12, 2017.
May 12, 2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.May 26, 2017Reply of petitioners Mario Wilchcombe, et al. filed. (Distributed)May 30, 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017.
Jun 19, 2017Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Wilchcombe v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/wilchcombe-v-united-states/