Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Arizona Supreme Court err by shifting the burden of proof of harm to the defendant after a juror was exposed to inadmissible external evidence during trial?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Capital Case Did the Arizona Supreme Court err when, like a substantial number of courts throughout the country, it violated the rule contained in Court’s decisions in Mattox v. United States , 146 U.S. 140, 13 S.Ct. 50 (1892), and Remmer v. United States , 347 U.S. 227, 74 S.Ct. 450 (1954), by shifting the burden of proof of harm to the defendant even though a juror had inadmissible, external evidence during the defendant’s trial and shared it with other jurors? i
Docket Entries
2025-06-16
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-05-14
Brief of State of Arizona in opposition submitted.
2025-05-14
Brief of respondent Arizona in opposition filed.
2025-03-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2025)
2025-01-27
Application (24A736) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 31, 2025.
2025-01-20
Application (24A736) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 30, 2025 to March 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
State of Arizona
Laura Patrice Chiasson — Arizona Attorney General, Respondent
Laura Patrice Chiasson — Arizona Attorney General, Respondent