Wyoming v. Sam
Petition for certiorari denied on May 14, 2018
Issue: Whether, when a juvenile is sentenced for murder and other violent crimes, the Eighth Amendment limits a judge to sentencing the juvenile to an aggregate term of years that allows a meaningful opportunity for release even though none of the separate sentences are cruel and unusual.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, January 25, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/21/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018) |
| 01/25/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/26/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2018. |
| 02/02/2018 | Brief amici curiae of State of Utah et al. filed. |
| 03/02/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/05/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2018. |
| 04/06/2018 | Brief of respondent Phillip Sam in opposition filed. |
| 04/19/2018 | Reply of petitioner State of Wyoming filed. |
| 04/24/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018. |
| 05/14/2018 | Petition DENIED. |