Torrez v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on June 17, 2019
Issue: (1) Whether the categorical approach set forth in Taylor v. United States and its progeny applies to determine whether a defendant has "previously been convicted" of a relevant offense; (2) whether prior-conviction aggravators can be satisfied by convictions for conduct that occurred after the capital offense; and (3) whether the warrantless seizure and search of historical cell-site location information, revealing a cell-phone user"s location and movement over a prolonged period of time, violates the Fourth Amendment.
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- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, April 3, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/21/2017 | Application (17A567) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 24, 2017 to February 22, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 11/30/2017 | Application (17A567) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 22, 2018. |
| 02/22/2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018) |
| 03/20/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2018 to April 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/21/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2018. |
| 04/10/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 25, 2018 to May 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 04/11/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 25, 2018. |
| 05/15/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 25, 2018 to June 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 05/16/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 25, 2018. |
| 06/21/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2018 to July 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/22/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 25, 2018. |
| 07/20/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2018 to August 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 07/23/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 24, 2018. |
| 08/23/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 24, 2018 to September 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 08/23/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 24, 2018. |
| 09/20/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 24, 2018 to October 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 09/21/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 24, 2018. |
| 10/23/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 24, 2018 to December 13, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/24/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 13, 2018. |
| 12/12/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 13, 2018 to January 14, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/13/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 14, 2019. |
| 01/14/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 14, 2019 to March 7, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/14/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is furhter extended to and including March 7, 2019. |
| 03/04/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2019 to April 8, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/05/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 8, 2019. |
| 04/04/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 8, 2019 to May 8, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 04/05/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 8, 2019. |
| 05/08/2019 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 05/28/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019. |
| 05/28/2019 | Reply of petitioner Jorge Avila Torrez filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/17/2019 | Petition DENIED. |