No. 18-82
Tamara Cotman and Angela Williamson v. Georgia
Response Waived
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Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether it is a Violation of the Sixth Amendment for a jury in a criminal case to return a nonunanimous verdict
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether it is a Violation of the Sixth Amendment for a jury in a criminal case to return a nonunanimous verdict. 2. Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment bars retrial of a defendant who was previously acquitted of the same substantive offense.
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-19
Waiver of right of respondent State of Georgia to respond filed.
2018-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2018)
Attorneys
State of Georgia
Andrew Alan Pinson — Deputy Solicitor, Respondent
Tamara Cotman, et al.
Benjamin A. Davis — The Davis Law Firm, P.C., Petitioner