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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, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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)