Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Fourth Circuit misapply this Court's precedents by granting habeas relief where there was no evidence that a juror's contact with a third party had a substantial and injurious effect on the jury's verdict?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED In Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619 (1998), this Court held that final criminal convictions may only be overturned on federal habeas corpus review if an error during the underlying proceeding exerted a substantial and injurious effect on the jury’s verdict. The question presented is: Did the Fourth Circuit misapply this Court’s precedents by granting habeas relief where there was no evidence that a juror’s contact with a third party had a substantial and injurious effect on the jury’s verdict?
2020-10-05
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
2020-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-20
Brief of respondent William Leroy Barnes in opposition filed.
2020-07-20
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent William Leroy Barnes.
2020-05-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020. See Rule 30.1.
2020-05-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)
2020-03-10
Application (19A996) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 16, 2020.
2020-03-05
Application (19A996) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2020 to May 16, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.