from the Supreme Court of South Carolina
Petition DENIED.
Record received from the Supreme Court of South Carolina (1 envelope).
Record Requested .
Reply of petitioner Billy Wayne Cope filed.
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 13, 2014.
Brief of respondent South Carolina in opposition filed.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 6, 2014.
Response Requested . (Due April 7, 2014)
Brief amicus curiae of The National Innocence Network filed.
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Evidence Law filed.
Waiver of right of respondent South Carolina to respond filed.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for respondent.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 27, 2014)
Application (13A479) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 25, 2014.
Application (13A479) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 26, 2013 to January 25, 2014, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Billy Wayne Cope, Petitioner, represented by David Isaac Bruck
South Carolina, Respondent, represented by Donald J. Zelenka
Professors of Evidence Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by John H. Blume
The National Innocence Network, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert R. Stauffer