Jones v. Virginia
Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether Virginia may refuse to give effect to Miller v. Alabama in state collateral review proceedings because, according to the Virginia Supreme Court, a sentence imposed in violation of the U.S. Constitution is not void but merely "voidable"; (2) whether the Virginia Supreme Court contradicted Miller and Montgomery v. Louisiana by holding that, before imposing a sentence of life without parole, a sentencer need not actually consider a juvenile offender"s youth and attendant characteristics so long as the sentencer had the opportunity to do so; and (3) whether Virginia may, consistent with the Eighth Amendment, limit the remedy for a sentence imposed in violation of Miller.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, July 8, 2017)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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05/03/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2017) |
05/25/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed. |
06/06/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017. |
06/12/2017 | Response Requested. (Due July 12, 2017) |
06/29/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 11, 2017. |
08/10/2017 | Brief of respondent Virginia in opposition filed. |
08/24/2017 | Reply of petitioner Donte L. Jones filed. |
08/30/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017. |
10/02/2017 | Petition DENIED. |