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Tavaris Betts v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 22-5006 · judgment August 5, 2022

Certiorari denied · April 17, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether a State’s no-intent burglary statute qualifies as generic burglary under the Armed Career Criminal Act. (I)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amy Mason Saharia
Williams & Connolly LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Apr 17 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
  3. Mar 27 2023
    Reply of petitioner Tavaris Betts filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Mar 15 2023
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
  5. Feb 08 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 15, 2023.
  6. Feb 07 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 13, 2023 to March 15, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Jan 12 2023
    Response Requested. (Due February 13, 2023)
  8. Jan 04 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
  9. Dec 30 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  10. Dec 12 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service