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Louisiana v. Jamaal Edwards

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Louisiana, No. 2022-KK-00983 · judgment November 1, 2022

Certiorari denied · April 3, 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 this Court’s plurality opinion in Foucha v. Louisiana, 504 U.S. 71 (1992), which prevents States from continuing to hold insanity acquittees who have supposedly “regained their sanity” but who are proven to still be dangerous based on demonstrated actions while committed, should be overruled or at least substantially modified.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Darren Anthony Allemand
Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 03 2023
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Louisiana District Attorneys Association GRANTED.
  2. Apr 03 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Mar 15 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/31/2023.
  4. Mar 03 2023
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Louisiana District Attorneys Association.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. Jan 30 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service