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Ohio v. Shawn Ford
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Ohio, No. 2015-1309 · judgment November 7, 2019
Certiorari denied · June 15, 2020
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
What is the test for determining whether someone is “intellectually disabled” for purposes of the Eighth Amendment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Benjamin Michael Flowers
Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC
For respondent
Rachel Troutman
Ohio Public Defender
Proceedings
- Jun 15 2020Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
- Jun 15 2020Petition DENIED.
- May 26 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
- May 19 2020Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
- May 19 2020Reply of petitioner State of Ohio filed. (Distributed)
- May 12 2020Brief of respondent Shawn Ford in opposition filed.
- May 12 2020Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Shawn Ford.
- May 01 2020Brief amici curiae of The States Of Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, And Utah filed.
- Apr 30 2020Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association filed.
- Apr 22 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 1, 2020.
- Apr 21 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2020 to June 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 27 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 1, 2020)
- Jan 13 2020Application (19A753) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 3, 2020.
- Jan 03 2020Application (19A753) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 5, 2020 to April 3, 2020, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.