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John R. Turner v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 15-6060 · judgment March 23, 2018

Certiorari denied · June 24, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

I. Whether the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches when the prosecutor conducts plea negotiations before the filing of a formal charge. II. Whether the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches when a federal prosecutor conducts plea negotiations before the filing of a formal charge in federal court, where the defendant has already been charged with the same offense in state court.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Louis Hutton
Glankler Brown PLLC

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
6 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A1297

Proceedings

  1. Jun 24 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 17 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
  3. Dec 12 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  4. Nov 29 2018
    Reply of petitioner John Turner filed.
  5. Nov 23 2018
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  6. Oct 19 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 23, 2018.
  7. Oct 18 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 24, 2018 to November 23, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Sep 12 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 24, 2018.
  9. Sep 11 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 24, 2018 to October 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Aug 23 2018
    Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
  11. Aug 23 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Former Judges and Prosecutors filed.
  12. Aug 23 2018
    Brief amici curiae of The Due Process Institute and the Cato Institute filed.
  13. Aug 23 2018
    Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Public Defense filed.
  14. Aug 23 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Center on Wrongful Convictions and Legal Aid Society filed.
  15. Aug 23 2018
    Amicus brief of National Association for Public Defense not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission-August 29, 2018)
  16. Aug 23 2018
    Amicus brief of National Association for Public Defense not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission-August 29, 2018)
  17. Aug 21 2018
    Brief amici curiae of C. Ferguson, et al. filed.
  18. Aug 15 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 24, 2018.
  19. Aug 14 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 23, 2018 to September 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  20. Jul 25 2018
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Turner.
  21. Jul 20 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2018)
  22. May 22 2018
    Application (17A1297) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 23, 2018.
  23. May 18 2018
    Application (17A1297) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 21, 2018 to July 23, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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