Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a court reviewing a cold record in a capital case may determine that the effect of an erroneously admitted confession and other improper aggravating evidence was harmless as to the penalty by characterizing the evidence as cumulative without evaluating objective factors showing an effect on the jury deciding the case, including jury communications focusing on the confession, the prosecutor's statements about the importance of the evidence, and lengthy jury deliberations.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court reviewing a cold record in a capital case may determine that the effect of an erroneously admitted confession and other improper aggravating evidence was harmless as to the penalty by characterizing the evidence as cumulative without evaluating objective factors showing an effect on the jury deciding the case
2024-04-15
Petition DENIED. Justice Jackson, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached
Opinion)
2024-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
2024-03-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
2024-02-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-14
Electronic record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit and U.S.D.C. Southern District of California.
2024-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
2024-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
2024-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
2023-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
2023-10-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023.
2023-10-16
Reply of petitioner Kurt Michaels filed.
2023-10-03
Brief of respondents Ron Davis, Warden, et al. in opposition filed.
2023-08-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 5, 2023.
2023-08-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 5, 2023 to October 5, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-07-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 5, 2023. See Rule 30.1.
2023-07-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 4, 2023 to September 3, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-06-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 4, 2023)
2023-04-06
Application (22A872) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 1, 2023.
2023-04-03
Application (22A872) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 2, 2023 to July 1, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.