Martinez v. Illinois

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-5967	Ill.	Not Argued	May 27, 2014	TBD	Per Curiam	OT 2013

Issue: Whether a defendant is acquitted for purposes of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, where a court grants a motion for directed verdict after the prosecution refuses to present any evidence at trial to the empaneled and sworn jury.

Judgment: Granted, reversed in a per curiam opinion on May 27, 2014.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

A rare call for a rehearing response (Amy Howe, July 23, 2014)
Stating the obvious, after a while (Lyle Denniston, May 27, 2014)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/16/2013	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 20, 2013)
08/28/2013	Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
09/12/2013	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
09/20/2013	Response Requested . (Due October 21, 2013)
10/16/2013	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 20, 2013.
12/20/2013	Brief of respondent Illinois in opposition filed.
12/30/2013	Reply of petitioner Esteban Martinez filed.
01/09/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 24, 2014.
01/24/2014	Record Requested .
02/05/2014	Received record from the Supreme Court of Illinois (1 envelope).
02/10/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014.
02/11/2014	Received record from the State of Illinois Appellate Court Second District (1 envelope).
02/24/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 28, 2014.
03/03/2014	Record received from the Kane County Circuit Court, State of Illinois (1 envelope).
03/03/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 7, 2014.
03/10/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2014.
03/24/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 28, 2014.
03/31/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 4, 2014.
04/07/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2014.
04/21/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 25, 2014.
04/28/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 2, 2014.
05/05/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014.
05/19/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014.
05/27/2014	Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion)
06/23/2014	Petition for Rehearing filed.
06/26/2014	DISTRIBUTED.
07/21/2014	The petitioner is requested to file a response to the petition for rehearing within 30 days.
08/05/2014	Response to petition for rehearing from petitioner filed.
08/13/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
10/06/2014	Rehearing DENIED.
10/06/2014	MANDATE ISSUED.
10/09/2014	All records in this case have been returned. (Supreme Court of Illinois, State of Illinois Appellate Court 2nd District, and Kane County Circuit Court 16th Judicial Circuit)