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Campbell v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 10, 2022

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1790 8th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether a trial court violates a defendant"s rights under the confrontation clause by prohibiting cross-examination of accomplice witnesses about the sentencing benefits they hope to receive in exchange for their cooperation with the government; and (2) whether appellate courts should review violations of the confrontation clause de novo or for abuse of discretion.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/21/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 23, 2021)
06/30/2021Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner Alston Campbell, Jr.
07/08/2021Brief amicus curiae of Due Process Institute filed.
07/15/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 23, 2021 to August 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
07/16/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 23, 2021.
08/10/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 23, 2021 to September 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
08/11/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 22, 2021.
09/13/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2021 to October 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
09/14/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 22, 2021.
10/22/2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
11/05/2021Reply of petitioner Alston Campbell, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
11/09/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
11/10/2021Rescheduled.
12/01/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
01/10/2022Petition DENIED.