Petition of the day
By Kate Howard
on Jan 5, 2017
Thepetition 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.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Morva v. Zook
Recommended Citation:
Kate Howard,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jan. 5, 2017, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/01/petition-of-the-day-1067/