No. 04-5293     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Carman L. Deck, Petitioner
v.
Missouri
Docketed:July 20, 2004
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Missouri
  Case Nos.:(SC 85443)
  Decision Date:May 25, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 15 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2004)
Aug 6 2004 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 20, 2004.
Sep 20 2004 Brief of respondent Missouri in opposition filed.
Sep 30 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 15, 2004.
Oct 18 2004 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Nov 26 2004 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including December 16, 2004.
Dec 7 2004 Letter of counsel for petitioner requesting permission to lodge documents from another appeal.
Dec 15 2004 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 1, 2005.
Dec 16 2004 Joint appendix filed.
Dec 16 2004 Brief of petitioner Carman L. Deck filed.
Dec 16 2004 Brief amici curiae of Bar Human Rights Committee of England, et al. filed.
Dec 30 2004 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including February 3, 2005.
Feb 2 2005 Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Feb 3 2005 Brief of respondent Missouri filed. (Distributed)
Feb 11 2005 Record received from the Supreme Court of Missouri. (1 box)
Feb 22 2005 Reply of petitioner Carman L. Deck filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005 Argued. For peptitioner: Rosemary E. Percival, Assistant Public Defender, Kansas City, Mo. For respondent: Cheryl C. Nield, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, Mo.
May 23 2005 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined.
Jun 24 2005 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jul 26 2005 Acknowledgement of receipt (07/18/05) of judgment from Clerk, Supreme Court of Missouri received.
Oct 4 2005 Record returned to Supreme Court of Missouri.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Rosemary E. Percival Assistant Public Defender(816) 889-7699
    Counsel of Record 920 Main Street
Suite 500
Kansas City, MO  64105
Rosemary.Percival@mspd.mo.gov
Party name: Carman L. Deck
Attorneys for Respondent:
Evan J. Buchheim Assistant Attorney General (573) 751-3321
    Counsel of Record P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO  65102
Party name: Missouri
 
Cheryl C. Nield Assistant Attorney General(573) 751-3321
P. O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO  65102
cheryl.nield@ago.mo.gov
Party name: Missouri
Other:
Eric L. Christoffersen Deputy Attorney General(916) 445-9555
California Department of Justice
1300 I Street, Suite 125
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA  94244-2550
Eric.Christoffersen@doj.ca.gov
Party name: California, et al.
 
Thomas H. Speedy Rice Washington & Lee University School of Law(540) 458-8521
Sydney Lewis Hall
Lexington, VA  24450
RiceS@wlu.edu
Party name: Bar Human Rights Committee of England, et al.