| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 5 2001 | Application (A00-874) for a stay of execution, submitted to The Chief |
| | Justice. |
| Apr 5 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in |
| | forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 5, 2001) |
| Apr 11 2001 | Brief of respondent in opposition filed. |
| Apr 16 2001 | Application (A00-874) referred to the Court by the Chief Justice. |
| Apr 16 2001 | Application (A00-874) granted by the Court. |
| Apr 16 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT November 5, 2001. |
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| Apr 16 2001 | The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the |
| | following question: Did the Court of Appeals err in holding that a |
| | defendant must show an actual conflict of interest and an adverse |
| | effect in order to establish a Sixth Amendment violaton where a |
| | trial court fails to inquire into a potential conflict of interest |
| | about which it reasonably should have known? |
| May 2 2001 | Order extending time to file petitioner's and respondent's briefs |
| | on the merits. The time for filing petitioner's brief on the |
| | merits has been extended to and including July 19, 2001. The for |
| | filing respondent's brief on the merits has been extended to and |
| | including September 4, 2001. |
| May 29 2001 | Motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel filed. |
| Jun 18 2001 | Motion DISTRIBUTED. June 21, 2001 (page 20) |
| Jun 25 2001 | Motion for appointment of counsel GRANTED and it is ordered that |
| | Robert J. Wagner, Esquire, of Richmond, Virginia, is appointed to |
| | serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Jul 13 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jul 13 2001 | Brief of petitioner Walter Mickens, Jr. filed. |
| Jul 19 2001 | Motion of Legal Ethicists, et al. for leave to file a brief as |
| | amici curiae filed. |
| Aug 15 2001 | LODGING consisting of 20 bound copies of related joint appendix |
| | material submitted by counsel for the parties. |
| Aug 16 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Record filed. |
| Aug 24 2001 | Record filed. |
| Aug 31 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| Sep 4 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Sep 4 2001 | Brief of respondent John B. Taylor, Warden filed. |
| Sep 4 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Sep 17 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Walter Mickens, Jr. filed. |
| Sep 24 2001 | Motion of Legal Ethicists, et al. for leave to file a brief as |
| | amici curiae DISTRIBUTED. |
| Sep 24 2001 | Motion of Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argumentDISTRIBUTED. |
| Oct 1 2001 | Motion of Legal Ethicists, et al. for leave to file a brief as |
| | amici curiae GRANTED. |
| Oct 1 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 5 2001 | ARGUED. |
| Mar 27 2002 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. J. Scalia, delivered the opinion of the |
| | Court, in which C.J. Rehnquist, and J. O'Connor, J. Kennedy, and |
| | J. Thomas, joined. J. Kennedy, filed a concurring opinion, in |
| | which J. O'Connor, joined. J. Stevens filed a dissenting opinion. |
| | J. Souter, filed a dissenting opinion. J. Breyer, filed a |
| | dissenting opinion, in which J. Ginsburg, joined. |
| Apr 11 2002 | Petition for rehearing filed. |
| Apr 23 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 9, 2002 |
| May 3 2002 | |
| | Record returned to the USDC of Richmond Virgina. |
| May 3 2002 | Record returned to the USCA for the Fourth Circuit. |
| May 13 2002 | Rehearing DENIED. |
| May 13 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Robert Lee | VA Capital Resource Center | 8048172970 |
| 2421 Ivy Road, Suite 301 | |
| Charlottesville, VA 22903 | |
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| Robert Wagner | Wagner & Wagner | 8043430800 |
| 830 East Main St., Suite 1100 | |
| Richmond, VA 23219 | |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Robert Harris | Assistant Attorney General | |
| 900 East Main Street | |
| Richmond, VA 23219 | |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Lawrence J. Fox | One Logan Square | 2159882700 |
| 18th and Cherry Streets | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19103-6993 | |
| Party name: Legal Ethicists, et al. |
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| Kent S. Scheidegger | 2131 L St. | 9164460345 |
| Sacramento, CA 95816 | |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation |
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| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: United States |
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