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Steven Richard Mulkey v. Alabama
IFP petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, No. CR-2023-0304 · judgment May 2, 2025
Pending
Question presented
Whether a capital defendant’s Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights are violated where (a) during voir dire the trial court publicly sanctioned and jailed one prospective juror in front of the entire jury venire; and (b) failed to conduct any inquiry into how other members of the venire were impacted by the court’s conduct, despite indications that multiple jurors were intimidated or otherwise affected?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Randall Scott Susskind
Equal Justice Initiative - AL
For respondent
Jordan Shay Shelton
Alabama Office of the Attorney General
Proceedings
- Sep 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 31 2026Electronic record received from the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Aug 11 2026Record Requested.
- Jul 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 02 2026Brief of respondent Alabama in opposition filed.
- Apr 17 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2026)
- Mar 09 2026Application (25A987) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 17, 2026.
- Mar 05 2026Application (25A987) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 19, 2026 to April 20, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.