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Avery Curry Archuleta, aka Avery Archuleta v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-399 · judgment April 16, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 15, 2024
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

The Petitioner, Avery Curry Archuleta, asks this Court to clarify that trial courts instruct juries that any decision on a self-defense must be unanimous.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert James McWhirter
Law Offices of Robert J. McWhirter

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor 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, October 15, 2024 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 18 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
  3. Sep 16 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jul 11 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2024)