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Turner v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 24, 2019

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-106 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: (1) Whether the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches when the prosecutor conducts plea negotiations before the filing of a formal charge; and (2) whether the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches when a federal prosecutor conducts plea negotiations before the filing of a formal charge in federal court when the defendant has already been charged with the same offense in state court.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/18/2018Application (17A1297) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 21, 2018 to July 23, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.
05/22/2018Application (17A1297) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 23, 2018.
07/20/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2018)
07/25/2018Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Turner.
08/14/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 23, 2018 to September 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
08/15/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 24, 2018.
08/21/2018Brief amici curiae of C. Ferguson, et al. filed.
08/23/2018Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
08/23/2018Brief amici curiae of Former Judges and Prosecutors filed.
08/23/2018Brief amici curiae of The Due Process Institute and the Cato Institute filed.
08/23/2018Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Public Defense filed.
08/23/2018Brief amici curiae of Center on Wrongful Convictions and Legal Aid Society filed.
08/23/2018Amicus brief of National Association for Public Defense not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission-August 29, 2018)
08/23/2018Amicus brief of National Association for Public Defense not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission-August 29, 2018)
09/11/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 24, 2018 to October 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
09/12/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 24, 2018.
10/18/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 24, 2018 to November 23, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
10/19/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 23, 2018.
11/23/2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
11/29/2018Reply of petitioner John Turner filed.
12/12/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
06/17/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
06/24/2019Petition DENIED.