| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 20 2000 | Petition for writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in |
| | forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 22, 2000) |
| Oct 23 2000 | Application (A00-347) for a stay of execution, submitted to Justice |
| | Scalia. |
| Oct 31 2000 | Brief amici curiae of AAMR; Advocacy, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Nov 1 2000 | Brief of respondent Gary Johnson, Director in opposition filed. |
| Nov 8 2000 | Brief amicus curiae of The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and |
| | Wales filed. |
| Nov 16 2000 | Application (A00-347) referred to the Court by Justice Scalia. |
| Nov 16 2000 | Application (A00-347) granted by the Court. |
| Nov 17 2000 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2000 |
| Nov 27 2000 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 27, 2001. |
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| Jan 11 2001 | Brief amici curiae of International Association for Scientific Study, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief amici curiae of American Assn. on Mental Retardation, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense |
| | Lawyers filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | *Joint appendix in four volumes. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief of petitioner John Paul Penry filed. |
| Jan 26 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 8 2001 | Record filed. |
| Feb 14 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| Feb 15 2001 | Brief of respondent Gary Johnson, Director filed. |
| Feb 15 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed. |
| Feb 15 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Justice for All filed. |
| Mar 2 2001 | Motion of Alabama for leave to participate in oral argument as |
| | amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 16 2001 | Motion of Alabama for leave to participate in oral argument as |
| | amicus curiae and for divided argument DISTRIBUTED. |
| Mar 16 2001 | Motion of Alabama for leave to participate in oral argument as |
| | amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 19 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner John P. Penry filed. |
| Mar 22 2001 | Record filed. |
| Mar 27 2001 | ARGUED. |
| Apr 9 2001 | Letter from counsel for the petitioner received and distributed. |
| Jun 4 2001 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART. REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED. |
| | O'CONNOR, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, Parts I, II, and |
| | III- A of which were unanimous, and Part III-B of which was joined |
| | by STEVENS, KENNEDY, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ. THOMAS, J., |
| | filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in |
| | which REHNQUIST, C.J., and SCALIA, J., joined. |
| Jul 5 2001 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 10 2001 | Record returned to the USDC Southern Dist. of Texas. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Robert S. Smith | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton | 2123733000 |
| 1285 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10019-6064 | |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Tommy Lee Skaggs | Office of the Attorney General | 5129361600 |
| P O Box 12548, Capitol Station | |
| Austin, TX 78711-2548 | |
| Party name: Gary Johnson, Director |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| James W.. Ellis | 1117 Stanford NE | 5052772146 |
| Albuquerque, NM 87131 | |
| Party name: AAMR; Advocacy, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| M. Sue Wycoff | Legal Aid Society | 2125773430 |
| 90 Church Street | |
| New York, NY 10007 | |
| Party name: The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales |
| | | |
| Richard Wilson | Washington College of Law-AU | 2022744147 |
| 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20016 | |
| Party name: Internatl.Assn.for Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabili |
| | | |
| Edward M. Chikofsky | 301 East 87th Street | 2122891062 |
| New York, NY 10128 | |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
| | | |
| Gene C. Schaerr | Sidley & Austin | 2027368000 |
| 1722 Eye Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: Alabama |
| | | |
| Patrick F. Philbin | Kirkland & Ellis | 2028795000 |
| 655 Fifteenth Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Justice for All |
| | | |
| Kent S. Scheidegger | Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn. | 9164460345 |
| 2131 L Street | |
| Sacramento, CA 95816 | |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation |
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