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Christopher Lee Holloway v. Minnesota

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 21-2723 · judgment September 21, 2021


Certiorari denied · February 22, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the denial of an affirmative defense to one class of offenders in a criminal case, while permitting it to another, based solely on the relative age of the actor, violates the constitutional right to equal protection of the laws; and whether the judgment of the Minnesota Supreme Court in this case involved an unreasonable application of clearly established Federal law.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel L. Gerdts
Daniel L. Gerdts, Lawyer

For respondent
James Eric Haase
Olmsted County Attorney

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 26 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Jan 18 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Minnesota to respond filed.
  4. Dec 20 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 24, 2022)