| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 20 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 31, 2011) |
| Jan 31 2011 |
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed. |
| Feb 10 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 25, 2011. |
| Feb 17 2011 |
Response Requested . (Due March 21, 2011) |
| Mar 21 2011 |
Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed. |
| Mar 31 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 15, 2011. |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Juan Smith filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 7 2011 |
Record Requested . |
| May 9 2011 |
Record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana (one box). |
| May 18 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2011. |
| May 25 2011 |
Record received from Criminal District Court Parish of Orleans (2 boxes). |
| Jun 6 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2011. |
| Jun 13 2011 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Jul 6 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 12, 2011. |
| Jul 6 2011 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 26, 2011. |
| Jul 21 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jul 28 2011 |
Eight volumes of record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana. (1 box). |
| Aug 8 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 8, 2011 |
| Aug 12 2011 |
Brief of petitioner Juan Smith filed. |
| Aug 12 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Aug 19 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 19 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Innocence Network filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Orleans Public Defenders Office filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 26 2011 |
Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 3 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 20 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Juan Smith filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 8 2011 |
Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Donna R. Andrieu, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, La. |
| Jan 10 2012 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Feb 13 2012 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Mar 2 2012 |
Record returned Orleans Parish Criminal District Court of Louisiana. |
| Mar 2 2012 |
Record returned to Supreme Court of Louisiana. |