Petition of the day
By Kate Howard
on Jan 5, 2017
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.
Posted in Relist Watch
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/