Brown v. Louisiana
Petition for certiorari denied on April 3, 2023
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 22-77 |
La. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2022 |
Issue: Whether, where a defendant denies participating in a particular criminal act, another person’s confession stating that he and someone else committed the act—without mentioning the defendant—is favorable and material evidence under Brady v. Maryland.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Jun 09 2022 | Application (21A821) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 23, 2022 to July 23, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Jun 16 2022 | Application (21A821) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 23, 2022. |
| Jul 25 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2022) |
| Aug 01 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 26, 2022 to September 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 02 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 26, 2022. |
| Aug 26 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Current and Former Prosecutors and Department of Justice Officials. |
| Aug 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Sep 26 2022 | Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed. |
| Oct 12 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022. |
| Oct 12 2022 | Reply of petitioner David Brown filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 18 2022 | Record Requested. |
| Jan 10 2023 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana (7 boxes). |
| Jan 11 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023. |
| Feb 21 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023. |
| Feb 27 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023. |
| Mar 13 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023. |
| Mar 20 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023. |
| Mar 27 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/31/2023. |
| Apr 03 2023 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Current and Former Prosecutors, et al. GRANTED. |
| Apr 03 2023 | Petition DENIED. Justice Jackson, with whom Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| Apr 06 2023 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Louisiana (7 boxes). |
