No. 22-418

Gene Deveraux v. Montana

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2022-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: automatic-reversal biased-juror constitutional-right for-cause-challenge jury-bias sixth-amendment structural-error trial-court-discretion trial-procedure
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-03-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a trial court commits structural error, requiring automatic reversal under the Sixth Amendment, when it seats a biased juror after erroneously denying a for-cause challenge to that juror

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a trial court commits structural error, requiring automatic reversal under the Sixth Amendment, when it seats a biased juror after erroneously denying a for-cause challenge to that juror.

Docket Entries

2023-03-20
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
2023-02-28
2023-02-13
2022-12-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 13, 2023.
2022-12-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2023 to February 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-12-14
Response Requested. (Due January 13, 2023)
2022-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-05
Brief amicus curiae of Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
2022-11-29
Waiver of right of respondent Montana to respond filed.
2022-11-02
2022-09-20
Application (22A243) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 2, 2022.
2022-09-16
Application (22A243) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 3, 2022 to November 2, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Gene Deveraux
Fred Anthony Rowley Jr.Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Petitioner
Fred Anthony Rowley Jr.Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Petitioner
Montana
Tammy K. PlubellAttorney General's Office, Respondent
Tammy K. PlubellAttorney General's Office, Respondent
Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Michael J. SherwoodMichael J. Sherwood, P.C., Amicus
Michael J. SherwoodMichael J. Sherwood, P.C., Amicus
State of Montana
Peter Martin Torstensen Jr.Montana Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Peter Martin Torstensen Jr.Montana Attorney General's Office, Respondent