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John Doe, aka Cheyenne Moody Davis v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 18-4338 · judgment February 15, 2019
Certiorari denied · October 7, 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
Whether a trial court in criminal proceedings must, upon request from the jury, explain the meaning of the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard to the jury. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John S. Williams
Williams & Connolly, LLP
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Aug 15 2019Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
- Jul 31 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
- Jul 22 2019Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 15 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 15, 2019)
- May 08 2019Application (18A1137) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 15, 2019.
- May 03 2019Application (18A1137) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 16, 2019 to July 15, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.