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Garrett A. Arrowood v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-12630 · judgment August 24, 2023


Certiorari denied · January 8, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, an Eleventh Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

I. WHETHER THE RECORD SUPPORTS THE COURT’S CONCLUSION THAT THE STATE COURT HEARING REGARDING THE INADMISSIBLE HEARSAY (CRAWFORD VIOLATION) DID NOT VIOLATE ANY FEDERAL LAWS. II. WHETHER THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS EMPLOYS A PROCESS FOR THE ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATES OF APPEALABILITY (COA) THAT VIOLATES FUNDAMENTAL DUE PROCESS.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Walter Collins
David W. Collins

For respondent
Trisha Meggs Pate
Office of the Attorney General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, January 8, 2024 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  3. Nov 21 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections to respond filed.
  4. Nov 10 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2023)