| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 19 2009 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2009) |
| Mar 20 2009 |
Application (08A834) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Response to application for stay from respondent Kevin Dewayne Powell filed. |
| Apr 2 2009 |
Application (08A834) referred to the Court. |
| Apr 2 2009 |
Application (08A834) granted by the Court. The issuance of the mandate of the Florida Supreme Court, case No. SC07-2295, is stayed pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court. |
| Apr 22 2009 |
Brief of respondent Kevin Dewayne Powell in opposition filed. |
| Apr 22 2009 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Kevin Dewayne Powell. |
| May 5 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2009. |
| May 15 2009 |
Reply of petitioner Florida filed. (Distributed) |
| May 19 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2009. |
| Jun 8 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 11, 2009. |
| Jun 15 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 18, 2009. |
| Jun 22 2009 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jun 22 2009 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 10 2009 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2009. |
| Aug 27 2009 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received) |
| Aug 27 2009 |
Brief of petitioner Florida filed. |
| Sep 3 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Sep 8 2009 |
The time within which to file the respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2009. |
| Sep 28 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUEMNT ON Monday, December 7, 2009. |
| Sep 29 2009 |
CIRCULATED |
| Oct 23 2009 |
Brief of respondent Kevin Dewayne Powell filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 28 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 29 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Oct 29 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 30 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Richard A. Leo filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 30 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 9 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 10 2009 |
Record received from Supreme Court of Florida. (1 box) |
| Nov 23 2009 |
Reply of petitioner Florida filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2009 |
Argued. For petitioner: Joseph W. Jacquot, Deputy Attorney General, Tallahassee, Fla.; and David O'Neil, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, Fla. |
| Feb 23 2010 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and in which Breyer, J., joined as to Part II. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined as to Part II. |
| Mar 29 2010 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Apr 6 2010 |
Record returned Supreme Court of Florida. |