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Oklahoma v. Robert Eric Wadkins

Paid petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, No. F-2018-790 · judgment January 20, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 11, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 32% cert probability (95% interval 23%–42%)

Before the decision, about 7.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a circuit split argued in the petition.

Question presented

What requirements must a criminal defendant satisfy to qualify as an “Indian” under the Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1153?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mithun Mansinghani
Solicitor General

For respondent
Leonard Ritchie Powell
Jenner & Block LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 6 conferences

Linked docket
21A355

Proceedings

  1. Oct 11 2022
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
  2. Oct 11 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Oct 03 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
  4. Sep 21 2022
    Rescheduled.
  5. Sep 12 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  6. Jun 29 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
  7. Jun 29 2022
    Rescheduled.
  8. Jun 21 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
  9. Jun 21 2022
    Rescheduled.
  10. Jun 13 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
  11. Jun 13 2022
    Rescheduled.
  12. Jun 07 2022
    Rescheduled.
  13. May 25 2022
    Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
  14. May 24 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
  15. May 10 2022
    Brief of respondent Robert E. Wadkins in opposition filed.
  16. May 10 2022
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Robert E. Wadkins.
  17. Apr 25 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 10, 2022.
  18. Apr 22 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 2, 2022 to May 10, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  19. Apr 04 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 2, 2022.
  20. Apr 01 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2022 to May 2, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  21. Feb 25 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2022)
  22. Jan 24 2022
    Application (21A355) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until February 25, 2022.
  23. Jan 20 2022
    Application (21A355) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 26, 2022 to February 25, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.