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Carlos Jackson v. Mississippi

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Mississippi, No. 2022-M-00757 · judgment September 21, 2022

Certiorari denied · January 23, 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

I. WHETHER THE RETROACTIVITY RULE FOR CRIMINAL PROCEDURE APPLIES TO THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. II. WHETHER THE FAILURE TO MAKE A COMPETENCY INQUIRY WHEN COMPETENCY IS AN ISSUE RENDERS VOID A SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION AND SENTENCE.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Charles Bell
Bell Law Firm, PLLC

For respondent
Ashley Lauren Sulser
Office of the Mississippi Attorney General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Orders
Order list, January 23, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Order list, March 20, 2023 · Rehearing denied

Proceedings

  1. Mar 20 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Feb 22 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
  3. Feb 16 2023
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Jan 23 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jan 04 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
  6. Dec 30 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Mississippi to respond filed.
    Main Document
  7. Dec 16 2022
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Carlos Jackson
    Blanket Consent
  8. Dec 13 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 17, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service