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Carol-Lisa Gutman v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 16-4189 · judgment October 4, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 8, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred in finding that the District Court correctly held that the trial evidence was legally sufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt on each count.
Whether The Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the District Court did not commit reversible error in responding to a jury note requesting a definition of “Atypical Affective Disorder.”

For petitioner
Paul J. Connolly
Law Office of Paul J. Connolly

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jan 08 2018
Petition DENIED.
Dec 20 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Dec 15 2017
Waiver of right of respondent UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to respond filed.
Dec 05 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 11, 2018)