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Terrance Miles v. Belinda Sanchez, Acting Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-5340 · judgment February 24, 2021


Certiorari denied · December 6, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

The decision below conflicts with decisions of this Court and of other federal courts of appeals on two important questions:

  1. Where a defendant’s trial is postponed because certain evidence is unavailable, does the government’s responsibility for delays in obtaining that evidence weigh against the government in a Sixth Amendment speedy-trial analysis?

  2. Does a defendant suffer prejudice cognizable in a Sixth Amendment speedy-trial analysis where he is imprisoned on a prior conviction and, due to charges he will face in a delayed trial, is confined under more onerous conditions and loses access to rehabilitation opportunities?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Charles Kevin Marshall
Jones Day

For respondent
Stephen Chad Meredith
Office of the Kentucky Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 06 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 09 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
  3. Nov 05 2021
    Reply of petitioner Terrance Miles filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 22 2021
    Brief of respondent Belinda Sanchez, Warden in opposition filed.
  5. Aug 30 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 22, 2021.
  6. Aug 27 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2021 to October 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Aug 23 2021
    Response Requested. (Due September 22, 2021)
  8. Aug 18 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  9. Aug 13 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Scott Jordan, Warden to respond filed.
  10. Jul 14 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2021)