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Xavier Demetrius Porter v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 18-5091 · judgment May 20, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Sixth Circuit decision below, and a petition citing one or two dissents.

Question presented

Whether a federal court applying the categorical approach is required to give significant weight to on point dicta from the relevant State's State’s highest court. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Erin Chapman
Hogan Lovells US, LLP

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

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, January 11, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 11 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
  3. Oct 22 2020
    Waiver of United States of right to respond not accepted for filing. (November 13, 2020)
  4. Oct 16 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2020)