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Teresa Miller v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 20-7734 · judgment January 25, 2021


Certiorari denied · June 14, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Why did the court feel it necessary to order the defendant with a death sentence, so that they would not have their conduct or actions reviewed; why not transfer her trial and docketing her second appeal?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Teresa Miller

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, June 14, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 14 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 25 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
  3. May 17 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. May 03 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 11, 2021)