No. 25-848
Alabama v. Michael Anthony Powell
Tags: constitutional-procedure context-analysis griffin-error prejudice-standard prosecutorial-comment self-incrimination
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference:
N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether courts must reverse for Griffin error without examining a prosecutor's comment in context and without finding prejudice.
Or the Court should grant the petition to decide:
2. Whether Griffin should be overruled.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether courts must reverse for Griffin error without examining a prosecutor's comment in context and without finding prejudice
Docket Entries
2026-02-17
Brief of Michael Anthony Powell in opposition submitted.
2026-02-17
Motion of Michael Anthony Powell for leave to proceed in forma pauperis submitted.
2026-02-17
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Michael Anthony Powell.
2026-02-17
Brief of respondent Michael Anthony Powell in opposition filed.
2026-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)
2025-12-03
Application (25A651) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 10, 2026.
2025-11-28
Application (25A651) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 11, 2025 to February 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Alabama
Alexander Barrett Bowdre — Office of Alabama Attorney General, Petitioner
Michael Anthony Powell
Angela Leigh Setzer — Equal Justice Initiative, Respondent