No. 21-6816
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: accident-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federalism fourteenth-amendment mens-rea public-welfare-offense strict-liability
Key Terms:
DueProcess SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Colorado's interpretation of a criminal leaving the scene of an accident law conflicts with Supreme Court precedent
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the Colorado Supreme Court’s interpretation, that a criminal leaving the scene of an accident law without a stated mens rea meant that it was a strict liability offense, conflicts with this Court’s precedent. Il. Whether the Due Process of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that Colorado should be required to prove a driver knew she was involved in an accident causing a serious bodily injury in order to convict her of leaving the scene of an accident causing a serious bodily injury.
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent Colorado to respond filed.
2022-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 10, 2022)
2021-12-03
Application (21A201) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 5, 2022.
2021-11-24
Application (21A201) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 6, 2021 to February 4, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Colorado
Jillian Joy Price — Colorado Attorney General's Office, Respondent
N'Neka Crews