ROBERTSON v. UNITED STATES ex rel. WATSON
CERTIORARI TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 08-6261.
Argued March 31, 2010 —
Decided May 24, 2010
Jaclyn S. Frankfurt argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were James W. Klein and Lee R. Goebes.
Robert A. Long, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Theodore P. Metzler, Jr., and Mark W. Mosier.
Solicitor General Kagan argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of respondent. With her on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Breuer, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Joseph R. Palmore.
Jonathan D. Hacker, Blair G. Brown, and Cory T. Way filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging reversal.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the District of Columbia by Peter J. Nickles, Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, Rosalyn Calbert Groce, Deputy Solicitor General, Janice Sheppard, Assistant Attorney General, and Janese Bechtol; and for the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project et al. by Joan S. Meier, Deanne E. Maynard, and Brian R. Matsui.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the National Crime Victim Law Institute by Douglas E. Beloof; and for Betty Weinberg Ellerin et al. by Evan A Davis and Christina Brandt-Young.
Per Curiam.
The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.
It is so ordered.
case did not arise on cert or cert not granted federal court conflict federal court conflict and to resolve important or significant question putative conflict conflict between federal court and state court state court conflict federal court confusion or uncertainty state court confusion or uncertainty federal court and state court confusion or uncertainty to resolve important or significant question to resolve question presented no reason given other reason