Bess v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on June 21, 2021
Issues: (1) Whether 10 U.S.C. § 825, which allows a military commander to hand select members to sit on a general court-martial panel, as applied in Pedro Bess’
case — in which an all-white panel convicted a Black defendant of sexual misconduct against a white woman — violates the Fifth Amendment; and (2) whether the lower court erred in declining to
remand Bess' case for additional factfinding.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 09 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 16, 2020) |
| Nov 10 2020 | Motion of United States for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (November 13, 2020 - corrected letter to be submitted) |
| Nov 13 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 16, 2020 to December 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 16 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2020. |
| Nov 30 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 16, 2020 to February 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Dec 01 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 16, 2021. |
| Feb 05 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 16, 2021 to March 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 18, 2021. |
| Mar 02 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 18, 2021 to April 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 03 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 19, 2021. |
| Apr 12 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 19, 2021 to May 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Apr 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 19, 2021. |
| May 19 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| May 27 2021 | Reply of Pedro Bess not accepted for filing. (May 28, 2021) |
| May 28 2021 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
| May 28 2021 | Reply of petitioner Pedro Bess filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021. |
| Jun 21 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
