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Ricky Darnell Patterson v. Michigan
Paid petition · Circuit Court of Michigan, Jackson County, No. 24-5111-FD · judgment April 29, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
I. ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION DID PETITIONER HAVE ACTUAL NOTICE OF WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF THC HE COULD HAVE IN HIS BLOODSTREAM WHEN HE WAS OPERATING HIS MOTOR VEHICLE? II. IS THE CASE AT HAND CAPABLE OF REPITITION YET EVADING JUDICIAL REVIEW?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Daniel C. Willman
OFFICE of the JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 24 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Feb 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2026)