No. 25-7499October Term 2025Before Arguments
Steven Richard Mulkey, Petitioner v. Alabama
from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.
Question presented
Whether a capital defendant’s Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights are violated where (a) during voir dire the trial court publicly sanctioned and jailed one prospective juror in front of the entire jury venire; and (b) failed to conduct any inquiry into how other members of the venire were impacted by the court’s conduct, despite indications that multiple jurors were intimidated or otherwise affected?
- Case path
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology