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Gene Deveraux v. Montana
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Montana, No. DA 19-0671 · judgment July 5, 2022
Certiorari denied · March 20, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether a trial court commits structural error, requiring automatic reversal under the Sixth Amendment, when it seats a biased juror after erroneously denying a for-cause challenge to that juror.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Fred Anthony Rowley Jr.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
For respondent
Peter Martin Torstensen Jr.
Montana Attorney General's Office
Proceedings
- Mar 20 2023Petition DENIED.
- Mar 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
- Feb 28 2023Reply of petitioner Gene Deveraux filed. (Distributed)
- Feb 13 2023Brief of respondent of Montana in opposition filed.
- Dec 23 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 13, 2023.
- Dec 22 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2023 to February 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 14 2022Response Requested. (Due January 13, 2023)
- Dec 07 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
- Dec 05 2022Brief amicus curiae of Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
- Nov 29 2022Waiver of right of respondent Montana to respond filed.
- Nov 02 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 5, 2022)
- Sep 20 2022Application (22A243) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 2, 2022.
- Sep 16 2022Application (22A243) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 3, 2022 to November 2, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.