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Troy A. Gregory v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-3232 · judgment November 14, 2022

Certiorari denied · April 17, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a Tenth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Can a prosecutor act out a hypothetical confession by the defendant in closing argument when it is uncontested that the defendant did not confess?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Elliot Sol Abrams
Cheshire Parker Schneider, PLLC

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
22A717

Proceedings

  1. Apr 17 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
  3. Mar 22 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Mar 14 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Feb 08 2023
    Application (22A717) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until March 14, 2023.
  6. Feb 02 2023
    Application (22A717) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 12, 2023 to April 13, 2023, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
    Main Document