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Scott P. Roeder v. Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Kansas, No. 17-118601-S · judgment December 20, 2017

Certiorari denied · June 11, 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.

Question presented

  1. Whether the suggestion of personhood having been established, should unborn and partially born individuals be protected from lethal execution?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Scott P. Roeder

For respondent
Kristafer Ross Ailslieger

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 06 2018
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jul 12 2018
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jun 29 2018
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 11 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 23 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Derek Schmidt to respond filed.
  6. May 22 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
  7. Mar 09 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 10, 2018)