| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 14 2000 | Petition for writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in |
| | forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2000) |
| Aug 21 2000 | Brief of respondent South Carolina in opposition filed. |
| Aug 23 2000 | Reply brief of petitioner Wesley Aaron Shafer, Jr. filed. |
| Aug 31 2000 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2000 |
| Sep 26 2000 | Petition GRANTED. limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| | The brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served |
| | upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, November 13, |
| | 2000. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and |
| | served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Wednesday, |
| | December 13, 2000. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the |
| | Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., |
| | Friday, December 29, 2000. Rule 29.2 does not apply. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT January 9, 2001. |
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| Oct 10 2000 | Motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel filed. |
| Oct 18 2000 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Nov 1 2000 | DISTRIBUTED. November 22, 2000 (Page 5) |
| Nov 13 2000 | Brief amicus curiae of Cornell Death Penalty Project filed. |
| Nov 13 2000 | Record filed. |
| Nov 13 2000 | Brief of petitioner Wesley Aaron Shafer, Jr. filed. |
| Nov 17 2000 | Record filed. |
| Nov 27 2000 | Motion for appointment of counsel GRANTED and it is ordered that |
| | David I. Bruck, Esquire, of Columbia, South Carolina, is appointed |
| | to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Dec 5 2000 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 13 2000 | Brief of respondent South Carolina filed. |
| Dec 26 2000 | Reply brief of petitioner Wesley Aaron Shafer, Jr. filed. |
| Jan 8 2001 | Letter and attached lower court opinion (South Carolina v. William |
| | A. Kelly) received from counsel for the respondent and |
| | distributed. |
| Jan 9 2001 | ARGUED. |
| Mar 20 2001 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED GINSBURG, J. delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which REHNQUIST, C.J., and STEVENS, |
| | O'CONNOR, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and BREYER, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., |
| | and THOMAS, J.,filed dissenting opinions. |
| Apr 19 2001 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Apr 12 2002 | Record returned to the Spreme court of S. Carolina. |
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