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Melvin Knight v. Pennsylvania

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District, No. 775 CAP · judgment November 18, 2020

Certiorari denied · March 7, 2022

Question presented

Whether a State may require a defendant to present an IQ score of 75 or below that was “documented prior to age 18” to have his intellectual disability claim considered as a basis to disqualify him from the death penalty, when this requirement is contrary to clinical standards for diagnosis and contrary to multiple decisions where this Court has granted relief to petitioners who lacked any such documentation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marc Alan Bookman
Atlantic Center for Capital Representation

For respondent
John W. Peck
Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 13 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Apr 12 2022
    Record returned to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District (1 box).
  2. Mar 07 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Feb 28 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
  4. Feb 22 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
  5. Feb 11 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  6. Jan 18 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
  7. Jan 10 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
  8. Jan 03 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  9. Dec 06 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
  10. Nov 29 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
  11. Nov 15 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
  12. Nov 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
  13. Nov 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
  14. Oct 14 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
  15. Oct 12 2021
    Record received from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District (1 box).
  16. Oct 04 2021
    Record Requested.
  17. Sep 30 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
  18. Sep 28 2021
    Reply of petitioner Melvin Knight filed. (Distributed)
    Main Document
  19. Sep 17 2021
    Brief of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  20. Jul 14 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 17, 2021.
  21. Jul 13 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2021 to September 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  22. Jun 09 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 19, 2021.
  23. Jun 08 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2021 to July 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  24. Apr 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 20, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service