Hooks v. Langford
Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Davis v. Ayala on June 29, 2015
Issue: (1) Whether the Sixth Circuit properly applied the doubly deferential standard under federal due process and 28 U.S.C. § 2254 that governs review of a state court's holding that jury instructions could not have reasonably misled the jury on state law; and (2) whether the Sixth Circuit properly found that any alleged error was harmful under Brecht v. Abrahamson solely because the jury could have convicted the petitioner as an aider and abettor, not as the principal offender.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Feb 10 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 16, 2015) |
| Feb 10 2015 | Appendix of Mark Hooks, Warden filed. |
| Feb 17 2015 | Waiver of right of respondent Mark Langford to respond filed. |
| Mar 4 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 20, 2015. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Response Requested . (Due April 6, 2015) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief of respondent Mark Langford in opposition filed. |
| Apr 3 2015 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Mark Langford. |
| Apr 16 2015 | Reply of petitioner Mark Hooks, Warden filed. |
| Apr 21 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2015. |
| Jun 22 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015. |
| Jun 29 2015 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jun 29 2015 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Davis v. Ayala, 576 U. S. ___ (2015). |
| Jul 20 2015 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| Aug 6 2015 | DISTRIBUTED. |
| Aug 28 2015 | Rehearing DENIED. |
| Aug 28 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
