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Newton v. Indiana

Petition for certiorari denied on May 3, 2021

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1511 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether Miller v. Alabama applies to discretionary sentences of life without parole imposed for juvenile offenses, as 16 states have held, or whether it is limited to mandatory sentences of life without parole, as 10 others have found; and (2) whether an evidentiary hearing is required to assess whether juveniles sentenced before Miller are irreparably corrupt.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/05/2018Application (17A952) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 19, 2018 to May 3, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.
03/08/2018Application (17A952) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 3, 2018.
05/03/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2018)
05/21/2018Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed.
05/22/2018Brief amicus curiae of Indiana Public Defender Council Juvenile Defense Project filed.
06/04/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 6, 2018 to August 5, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
06/08/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 6, 2018.
08/03/2018Brief of respondent State of Indiana in opposition filed.
08/17/2018Reply of petitioner Larry W. Newton filed.
08/22/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
09/11/2018Rescheduled.
11/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
11/29/2018Rescheduled.
12/03/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
12/20/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
01/14/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
02/04/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
02/19/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
02/25/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
03/11/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
02/25/2020Supplemental brief of petitioner Larry W. Newton filed. (Distributed)
02/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
02/27/2020Supplemental brief of respondent State of Indiana filed. (Distributed)
03/02/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
04/22/2021Supplemental brief of petitioner Larry W. Newton filed. (Distributed)
04/26/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
04/28/2021Supplemental brief of respondent State of Indiana filed. (Distributed)
05/03/2021Petition DENIED.