No. 18A1361
Raymont Wright v. United States
Tags: first-impression indictment-dismissal judicial-power mistrials prosecutorial-discretion separation-of-powers
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether trial courts have inherent power to dismiss an indictment with prejudice following multiple mistrials for deadlocked juries (not whether courts may dismiss an indictment relying on constitutional, statutory, or rule-based grounds) and, if so, what test should guide a trial court's exercise of that power.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal trial court has inherent power to dismiss an indictment with prejudice after multiple mistrials resulting from deadlocked juries
Docket Entries
2019-06-26
Application (18A1361) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 16, 2019.
2019-06-20
Application (18A1361) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 2, 2019 to August 16, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Raymont Wright
Renee Domenique Pietropaolo — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent