Blankenship v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on October 3, 2022
Issue: Whether, to establish a violation of Brady v. Maryland, a defendant must show that he could not have obtained the suppressed, exculpatory evidence through his own independent efforts of "self-help" or "due diligence" as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and five other circuits have held, or whether the defendant"s failure to uncover the evidence independently is irrelevant, as the remaining six courts of appeals have held.
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- Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure) (Andrew Hamm, May 27, 2022)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 05/05/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2022) |
| 06/03/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 8, 2022 to July 8, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/06/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 8, 2022. |
| 06/06/2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| 06/27/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 8, 2022 to August 8, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/29/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 8, 2022. |
| 08/08/2022 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 08/23/2022 | Reply of petitioner Donald L. Blankenship filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/24/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| 10/03/2022 | Petition DENIED. |