| 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. |
| Jun 21 2024 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined as to Parts I, II, and IV. Thomas, J., and Gorsuch, J., filed opinions concurring in part. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Roberts, C. J., joined. |
| Jul 23 2024 | Judgment and Mandate Issued. |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Record returned to the Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One. |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||