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Corey Dewayne Williams v. Louisiana

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit, No. 50702-KW · judgment May 16, 2016


Dismissed · June 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether exculpatory evidence that is inadmissible can be material under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963).

  2. Whether a court evaluating the materiality of suppressed evidence under Brady against a confession should take into account a post-trial judicial finding that the defendant was an intellectually disabled child.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amir H. Ali
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center

For respondent
Colin Andrew Clark
Louisiana State Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
17A725

Proceedings

  1. Jun 01 2018
    Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
  2. May 31 2018
    Stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
  3. Apr 23 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 15, 2018.
  4. Apr 20 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 16, 2018 to June 15, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  5. Apr 16 2018
    Response Requested. (Due May 16, 2018)
  6. Apr 11 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
  7. Apr 05 2018
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Fair Punishment Project, et al.
  8. Apr 05 2018
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Former Prosecutors and Department of Justice Officials.
  9. Apr 05 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Louisiana to respond filed.
  10. Apr 04 2018
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Innocence Project New Orleans.
  11. Mar 02 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2018)
  12. Feb 12 2018
    Application (17A725) to extend further the time from February 23, 2018 to March 25, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.
  13. Feb 12 2018
    Application (17A725) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 26, 2018.
  14. Jan 09 2018
    Application (17A725) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 23, 2018.
  15. Jan 08 2018
    Application (17A725) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2018 to March 12, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.