Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments require a remand where the State has conceded that no court ever addressed the impact of Rogers's new evidence—proving that the discredited bitemark evidence used to obtain his capital conviction is now inadmissible—on his sentencing trial.
2. Whether O.C.G.A § 5-6-35(a)(7), which forced Rogers to file a discretionary appeal while the State would have had an appeal as a matter of right, violates the Fourteenth Amendment because it creates an unreasoned distinction between the State and the accused.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments require a remand where the State has conceded that no court ever addressed the impact of new evidence proving discredited bitemark evidence is now inadmissible on a capital sentencing trial
2025-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-11
Electronic record received from the Superior Court of Georgia, Floyd County.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-13
Reply of James Rogers submitted.
2025-11-13
Reply of petitioner James Randall Rogers filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-30
Brief of Georgia in opposition submitted.
2025-10-30
Brief of respondent Georgia in opposition filed.
2025-09-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 31, 2025.
2025-09-22
Motion of Georgia for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to October 31, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 3, 2025)
2025-06-05
Application (24A1198) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until August 28, 2025.
2025-05-12
Application (24A1198) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 29, 2025 to August 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.