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Carr v. Kansas

Petition for certiorari denied on March 30, 2015

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-6810 Kan. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: (1) Whether a jury view is evidentiary, and thus a critical stage of a criminal prosecution, requiring the presence of the defendant, and the assistance of counsel, under the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, a question as to which state courts of last resort, as well as the federal circuits, are in conflict; and (2) whether, when a trial court"s erroneous evidentiary rulings result in the complete exclusion of the accused"s defense, the error can ever be declared harmless; or, in the alternative, whether the error in this case required reversal, alone or in combination with the trial court"s erroneous refusal to sever the petitioner"s trial from that of his co-defendant.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/17/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 20, 2014)
11/12/2014Brief of respondent Kansas in opposition filed.
11/26/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014.
12/10/2014Rescheduled.
12/10/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.
01/06/2015Rescheduled.
02/25/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 20, 2015.
03/23/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 27, 2015.
03/30/2015Petition DENIED.