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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

17-251

Issues: (1) Whether Arizona’s capital sentencing scheme, which includes so many aggravating circumstances that virtually every defendant convicted of first-degree murder is eligible for death, violates the Eighth Amendment; and (2) whether the death penalty in and of itself violates the Eighth Amendment, in light of contemporary standards of decency.

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 28, 2017, 6:18 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/08/petition-of-the-day-1214/