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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the dayis:

14-271

Issue: Whether a reviewing court may presume that a trial judge acted vindictively in giving a defendant a higher sentence after resentencing, when no higher court had vacated the trial judge’s original sentence.

Cases: Plumley v. Austin

Recommended Citation: Maureen Johnston, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Nov. 19, 2014, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/11/petition-of-the-day-726/