| No. 22-899 | |
| Title: | Jason Smith, Petitioner v. Arizona |
| Docketed: | March 16, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One |
| Case Numbers: | (1 CA-CR 21-0451) |
| Decision Date: | July 14, 2022 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | January 6, 2023 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 14 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2023) |
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| Apr 07 2023 | Waiver of right of respondent Arizona to respond filed. |
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| Apr 19 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023. |
| Apr 25 2023 | Response Requested. (Due May 25, 2023) |
| May 18 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 25, 2023 to June 26, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 26, 2023. |
| Jun 26 2023 | Brief of respondent Arizona in opposition filed. |
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| Jul 11 2023 | Reply of petitioner Jason Smith filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jul 12 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Sep 29 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 13 2023 | Brief of petitioner Jason Smith filed. |
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| Nov 13 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Nov 17 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. |
| Nov 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National College for DUI Defense, Inc. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Alameda County Public Defender, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Innocence Network, Forensic Justice Project, et al.. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Richard D. Friedman filed. |
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| Nov 21 2023 | Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One. |
| Nov 28 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Nov 30 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 07 2023 | Record received from the Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One (one envelope). The remainder of the record is electronic and is available with the Clerk. |
| Dec 11 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Dec 13 2023 | Brief of respondent Arizona filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 13 2023 | Respondent's request to lodge non-record material pursuant to Rule 32.3 filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of American Board of Forensic Toxicology, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National District Attorneys Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Colorado, et al. filed. (Distributed). (Corrected paper form of brief received and distributed--December 28, 2023--original electronic submission contains correction.) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 29 2023 | Reply of petitioner Jason Smith filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 10 2024 | Argued. For petitioner: Hari Santhanam, Chicago, Ill. For United States, as amicus curiae: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Alexander W. Samuels, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Hari Santhanam Counsel of Record | Perkins Coie LLP 110 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 HSANTHANAM@PERKINSCOIE.COM | 3123248447 |
| Party name: Jason Smith | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Alexander Westbrook Samuels Counsel of Record | Arizona Attorney General's Office 2005 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 ALEXANDER.SAMUELS@AZAG.GOV | 602-542-4686 |
| Party name: Arizona | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Kendra Nychel Beckwith Counsel of Record | Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP 1601 19th Street Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80202 kbeckwith@lewisroca.com | 303-623-9000 |
| Party name: American Board of Forensic Toxicology, et al. | ||
| Michelle Lynn Behan Counsel of Record | The Behan Law Group, PLLC 945 N. Stone Ave. Tucson, AZ 85705 michelle.behan@missduiarizona.com | 5202205047 |
| Party name: National College for DUI Defense, Inc. | ||
| Richard D. Friedman Counsel of Record | 625 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 rdfrdman@umich.edu | (734) 647-1078 |
| Party name: Richard D. Friedman | ||
| Garry Michael Gaskins II Counsel of Record | Office of Oklahoma Attorney General 313 N.E. Twenty-First Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105 GARRY.GASKINS@OAG.OK.GOV | 405-312-2451 |
| Party name: Oklahoma, Colorado, 36 Additional States, 1 Territory, and 1 Federal District | ||
| Albert Calvin Locher Counsel of Record | National District Attorneys Association 1400 Crystal Drive, Suite 330 Arlington, VA 22202 lochera@sacda.org | 703-549-9222 |
| Party name: National District Attorneys Association et al | ||
| Timothy Patrick O'Toole Counsel of Record | Miller & Chevalier Chartered 900 Sixteenth St., NW Washington, DC 20006 totoole@milchev.com | 202-626-5552 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Arizona | ||
| Kent S. Scheidegger Counsel of Record | Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn. 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 briefs@cjlf.org | 9164460345 |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | ||
| Anna K. Sortun Counsel of Record | Tonkon Torp LLP 888 SW Fifth Avenue Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204 anna.sortun@tonkon.com | 503-802-2107 |
| Party name: THE INNOCENCE NETWORK, FORENSIC JUSTICE PROJECT, AND THE CENTER FOR INTEGRITY IN FORENSIC SCIENCES, INC. | ||
| Joshi Ashoma Valentine Counsel of Record | Alameda County Public Defenders 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 400 Oakland, CA 94612 joshi.valentine@acgov.org | (510) 268-7486 |
| Party name: Alameda County Public Defender and California Public Defenders Association | ||