No. 18-417

W. Scott Harkonen v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: actual-innocence circuit-split coram-nobis criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process fraud habeas-corpus new-evidence post-conviction-relief standard writ-of-error-coram-nobis
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Latest Conference: 2018-11-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a writ of error coram nobis should issue for a petitioner who presents 'compelling' new evidence that establishes his actual innocence of the crime of conviction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a writ of error coram nobis should issue for a petitioner who presents “compelling” new evidence that establishes his actual innocence of the crime of conviction. (i)

Docket Entries

2018-11-05
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-01
Brief amicus curiae of The Innocence Project filed.
2018-10-31
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Steven N. Goodman filed. (Distributed)
2018-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2018-10-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2018)
2018-07-30
Application (18A107) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 1, 2018.
2018-07-30
Application (18A107) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 30, 2018 to October 1, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Attorneys

Amicus Curiae Professor Steven N. Goodman
Anthony J. FranzeArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Amicus
Anthony J. FranzeArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Amicus
The Innocence Project
Justin Seth WeddleBrown Rudnick LLP, Amicus
Justin Seth WeddleBrown Rudnick LLP, Amicus
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
W. Scott Harkonen
Alan Evan SchoenfeldWilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP, Petitioner
Alan Evan SchoenfeldWilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP, Petitioner