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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

16-589

Issue: Whether a state rule that excludes as irrelevant evidence that a capital defendant is unlikely to pose a risk of future violence in prison is contrary to or an unreasonable application of this court’s precedent under the Eighth Amendment and due process clause.

Cases: Morva v. Zook

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 4, 2017, 11:19 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/01/petition-of-the-day-1067/