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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

17-1449

Issues: (1) Whether the Supreme Court of Arizona erred in holding that the introduction of a defendant’s past violent conduct in the penalty phase of a capital trial automatically requires that jurors be informed about the defendant’s parole ineligibility pursuant to the due process clause as interpreted in Simmons v. South Carolina and its progeny; and (2) whether Simmons applies in a sentencing proceeding for capital murder committed by a defendant already in prison, a context demonstrating that incarceration is not a sufficient means of preventing future violence by that defendant.

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 16, 2018, 8:00 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/05/petition-of-the-day-1384/