No. 19-184

United States v. Richard D. Collins

Lower Court: Armed Forces
Docketed: 2019-08-09
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: armed-forces court-of-appeals-for-armed-forces criminal-procedure due-process military-justice precedent rape rape-prosecution statute-of-limitations uniform-code-of-military-justice
Key Terms:
Punishment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-11-15 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces erred in concluding—contrary to its own longstanding precedent—that the Uniform Code of Military Justice allows prosecution of a rape that occurred between 1986 and 2006 only if it was discovered and charged within five years

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces erred in concluding—contrary to its own longstanding precedent—that the Uniform Code of Military Justice allows prosecution of a rape that occurred between 1986 and 2006 only if it was discovered and charged within five years. (D)

Docket Entries

2021-07-26
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the Armed Forces. (1-Envelope)
2021-01-11
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-02-26
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the Armed Forces. (1-Envelope)
2020-02-19
CIRCULATED
2020-02-19
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Armed Forces.
2019-11-15
Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-108 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
2019-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-23
Reply of petitioner USA filed. (Distributed)
2019-10-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-09
Brief of respondent Humphrey Daniels in opposition filed.
2019-09-09
Brief amici curiae of Harmony Allen and Tonja Schulz filed.
2019-09-09
Brief of respondent Richard D. Collins in opposition filed.
2019-09-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 9, 2019, for all respondents.
2019-08-30
Motion respondent Humphrey Daniels to extend the time to file a response from September 9, 2019 to October 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 9, 2019)
2019-07-03
Application (18A1257) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 9, 2019.
2019-06-28
Application (18A1257) to extend further the time from July 10, 2019 to August 9, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2019-06-06
Application (18A1257) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 10, 2019.
2019-05-31
Application (18A1257) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2019 to July 10, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Harmony Allen and Tonja Schulz
Peter Jeffrey CootePennoni Associates Inc., Amicus
Peter Jeffrey CootePennoni Associates Inc., Amicus
Humphrey Daniels
David Patrick SheldonLaw Offices of David P. Sheldon PLLC, Respondent
David Patrick SheldonLaw Offices of David P. Sheldon PLLC, Respondent
Richard D. Collins
Stephen I. Vladeck — Respondent
Stephen I. Vladeck — Respondent
United States
Jeffrey B. WallSullivan & Cromwell LLP, Petitioner
Jeffrey B. WallSullivan & Cromwell LLP, Petitioner