No. 21-1411

James Milton Dailey v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2022-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: brady-v-maryland capital-murder criminal-conviction due-process habeas-corpus judicial-review materiality materiality-standard perjured-testimony perjury prosecutorial-misconduct
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

Petitioner James Milton Dailey was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He has since discovered that the State made knowing use of perjured testimony by one of the principal witnesses against him. But the Florida Supreme Court refused to set aside the conviction, holding that the fact that the prosecution's use of perjury was knowing and intentional has no bearing on whether the resulting conviction should be reversed.

Whether the State's knowing use of perjury is relevant to determining whether the perjured testimony was material to the verdict.

Whether perjured testimony that the State knowingly used must be deemed material to the verdict so long as there is any reasonable likelihood that the false testimony "could" have affected the judgment of the jury.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the State's knowing use of perjury is relevant to determining whether the perjured testimony was material to the verdict

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Exonerees GRANTED.
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-23
Reply of petitioner James Milton Dailey filed. (Distributed)
2022-08-04
Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.
2022-06-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 4, 2022.
2022-06-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2022 to August 4, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-06-02
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Exonerees.
2022-05-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 5, 2022.
2022-05-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 2, 2022 to July 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-04-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2022)
2022-03-18
Application (21A422) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 29, 2022.
2022-03-16
Application (21A422) to extend further the time from April 1, 2022 to April 29, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2022-02-16
Application (21A422) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 1, 2022.
2022-02-11
Application (21A422) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 2, 2022 to May 1, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Exonerees
Thomas Andrew HanusikCrowell and Moring LLP, Amicus
James Milton Dailey
Charles RothfeldMayer Brown LLP, Petitioner
State of Florida
Henry Charles WhitakerFlorida Office of the Attorney General, Respondent