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Oklahoma v. Shaun Michael Bosse

Paid petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, No. PCD-2019-124 · judgment March 11, 2021


Dismissed · September 10, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether a State may impose procedural or equitable bars to postconviction relief on the claim that the State lacked prosecutorial authority because the crime of conviction occurred in Indian country.

  2. Whether a State has authority to prosecute nonIndians who commit crimes against Indians in Indian country.

  3. Whether McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020), should be overruled. (I)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

For respondent

Case

Conference history

Linked docket
20A161

Proceedings

  1. Sep 10 2021
    Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
  2. Sep 03 2021
    Joint stipulation for dismissal pursuant Rule 46.1 filed.
  3. Aug 17 2021
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Oklahoma
  4. Aug 06 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 9, 2021)
  5. May 26 2021
    Application (20A161) referred to the Court.
  6. May 26 2021
    Application (20A161) granted by the Court. The application to stay the mandate of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, case No. PCD-2019-124, presented to Justice Gorsuch and by him referred to the Court is granted pending the timely filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court. Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would deny the application.
  7. May 21 2021
    Supplemental brief of applicant Oklahoma filed.
  8. May 17 2021
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by United States.
  9. May 12 2021
    Reply of applicant Oklahoma filed.
  10. May 07 2021
    Response to application from respondent Shaun Michael Bosse filed.
  11. May 07 2021
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Chickasaw Nation.
  12. Apr 27 2021
    Response to application (20A161) requested by Justice Gorsuch, due Friday, May 7, by 3 p.m. ET.
  13. Apr 26 2021
    Application (20A161) for a stay of mandate, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.