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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
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, counsel who has filed here before, and a petition citing one or two dissents.
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
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Linked docket
18A1137
Order
Order list, October 7, 2019 · Certiorari denied
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.