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Nathaniel Teamer v. Scott Lewis, Warden
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-7209, 17-7259 · judgment May 3, 2018
Certiorari denied · October 29, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Does the South Carolina Supreme Court’s acceptance of judges instructing the jury that its “sole objective is to simply reach the truth of the matter” and that its role is to “simply give both the state and the defendant a fair and impartial trial” violate due process?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Elizabeth Anne Franklin-Best
Elizabeth Franklin-Best, PC
For respondent
Donald John Zelenka
South Carolina Attorney General's Office
Proceedings
- Oct 29 2018Petition DENIED.
- Oct 10 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
- Oct 01 2018Waiver of right of respondents Scott Lewis, et al. to respond filed.
- Sep 12 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 15, 2018)
- Jul 24 2018Application (18A89) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 30, 2018.
- Jul 17 2018Application (18A89) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.