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Rodney Reed v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, No. AP-77,054 · judgment April 12, 2017

Certiorari denied · June 25, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Bryce Benjet
The Innocence Project

For respondent
Matthew Dennis Ottoway
Assistant Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A639

Proceedings

  1. Jun 25 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 18 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  3. Jun 13 2018
    Rescheduled.
  4. Jun 11 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
  5. Jun 05 2018
    Rescheduled.
  6. May 22 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
  7. May 18 2018
    Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed.
  8. May 07 2018
    Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
  9. Apr 04 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 7, 2018
  10. Apr 03 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2018 to May 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Mar 07 2018
    Brief amici curiae of 13 Retired Judges filed.
  12. Mar 07 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton, et al. filed.
  13. Mar 06 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 6, 2018
  14. Mar 01 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  15. Feb 01 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2018)
  16. Dec 14 2017
    Application (17A639) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 1, 2018.
  17. Dec 12 2017
    Application (17A639) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 2, 2018 to February 1, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.
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