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Robert Lee Heard, Jr. v. Louisiana

IFP petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit, No. 18-236 · judgment November 7, 2018

GVR'd · April 27, 2020

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christopher Albert Aberle
Christopher A. Aberle

For respondent
Elizabeth Baker Murrill
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. May 29 2020
    MANDATE ISSUED.
  2. May 29 2020
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  3. Apr 27 2020
    Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. ___ (2020). Justice Alito, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand: In this and in all other cases in which the Court grants, vacates, and remands in light of Ramos v. Louisiana, I concur in the judgment on the understanding that the Court is not deciding or expressing a view on whether the question was properly raised below but is instead leaving that question to be decided on remand.
  4. Apr 20 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
  5. Nov 27 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
  6. Nov 08 2019
    Brief of respondent State of Louisiana in opposition filed.
  7. Aug 23 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2019.
  8. Aug 15 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 13, 2019 to November 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Aug 14 2019
    Response Requested. (Due September 13, 2019)
  10. Aug 01 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  11. Jul 26 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Louisiana to respond filed.
  12. Jun 22 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2019)