Docket for 15-6284
| No. 15-6284 | |
| Title: |
| William Thomas Knotts, Petitioner |
| v. |
| Alabama |
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| Docketed: | September 28, 2015 |
| Linked with 15A178 |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama |
| Case Nos.: | (CR-12-1861) |
| Decision Date: | June 6, 2014 |
| Discretionary Court | |
| Decision Date: | May 26, 2015 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 11 2015 |
Application (15A178) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 24, 2015 to September 23, 2015, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Aug 18 2015 |
Application (15A178) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 23, 2015. |
| Sep 23 2015 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 28, 2015) |
| Oct 19 2015 |
Brief of respondent Alabama in opposition filed. |
| Nov 5 2015 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015. |
| Feb 8 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2016. |
| Feb 29 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2016. |
| Mar 8 2016 |
Record Requested . |
| Mar 14 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 18, 2016. |
| Mar 21 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 25, 2016. |
| Mar 21 2016 |
Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. The record is electronic. |
| Mar 28 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 1, 2016. |
| Apr 11 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 15, 2016. |
| Apr 18 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 22, 2016. |
| Apr 25 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 29, 2016. |
| May 9 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2016. |
| May 16 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2016. |
| May 23 2016 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. ____ (2016). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand in this case: The Court has held the petition in this and many other cases pending the decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. ___ (2016). In holding this petition and now vacating and remanding the judgment below, the Court has not assessed whether petitioner�s asserted entitlement to retroactive relief �is properly presented in the case.� Id., at ___ (slip op., at 13). On remand, courts should understand that the Court�s disposition of this petition does not reflect any view regarding petitioner�s entitlement to relief. The Court�s disposition does not, for example, address whether an adequate and independent state ground bars relief, whether petitioner forfeited or waived any entitlement to relief (by, for example, entering into a plea agreement waiving any entitlement to relief), or whether petitioner�s sentence actually qualifies as a mandatory life without parole sentence. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. I concur in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. See Adams v. Alabama, 578 U.S. ____ (2016) (Alito, J., concurring). Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. I concur in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. See Adams v. Alabama, 578 U.S. ____ (2016) (Sotomayor, J., concurring).
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| Jun 24 2016 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Jun 24 2016 |
MANDATE ISSUED |
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