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George Lee Nobles v. North Carolina

Paid petition · Supreme Court of North Carolina, No. 34PA14-2 · judgment February 28, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing one or two dissents, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

The Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1153, grants the federal courts exclusive jurisdiction over listed offenses committed by an “Indian.” The Questions Presented are: I. How does one determine whether a defendant is an Indian? II. Is Indian status a jury question?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stuart Banner
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic

For respondent
Amy Kunstling Irene Jr.
North Carolina Department of Justice

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, October 5, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 12 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Aug 04 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed.
  4. Jul 27 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 28, 2020)