Hammond v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on March 23, 2015
Issue: (1) Whether and under what circumstances the Eighth Amendment authorizes a district court to impose a sentence less than the statutory mandatory minimum; and (2) whether a criminal defendant's waiver of appeal rights made in an agreement to resolve a case prohibits an appeal by the government.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, February 14, 2015)
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, October 25, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/17/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 21, 2014) |
| 06/25/2014 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| 07/02/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| 09/24/2014 | Response Requested . (Due October 24, 2014) |
| 10/16/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 24, 2014. |
| 11/19/2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 7, 2015. |
| 01/05/2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 9, 2015. |
| 02/09/2015 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 02/20/2015 | Reply of petitioners Steven Dwight Hammond and Dwight Lincoln Hammond, Jr. filed. |
| 02/25/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 20, 2015. |
| 03/23/2015 | Petition DENIED. |