Knight v. Pennsylvania
Petition for certiorari denied on March 7, 2022
Issue: Whether a state may require a defendant to present an IQ score of 75 or below that was "documented prior to age 18" to have his intellectual disability claim considered as a basis to disqualify him from the death penalty, when this requirement is contrary to clinical standards for diagnosis and contrary to multiple decisions where the Supreme Court has granted relief to petitioners who lacked any such documentation.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/16/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 20, 2021) |
| 06/08/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2021 to July 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/09/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 19, 2021. |
| 07/13/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2021 to September 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 07/14/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 17, 2021. |
| 09/17/2021 | Brief of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in opposition filed. |
| 09/28/2021 | Reply of petitioner Melvin Knight filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/30/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021. |
| 10/04/2021 | Record Requested. |
| 10/12/2021 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District (1 box). |
| 10/14/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021. |
| 11/01/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021. |
| 11/08/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021. |
| 11/15/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021. |
| 11/29/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021. |
| 12/06/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021. |
| 01/03/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| 01/10/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| 01/18/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| 02/11/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| 02/22/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| 02/28/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022. |
| 03/07/2022 | Petition DENIED. |
| 04/12/2022 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District (1 box). |