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Illinois v. Davis

Petition for certiorari denied on December 1, 2014

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-197 Ill. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether Miller v. Alabama -- which held that a state may not sentence a juvenile homicide offender to life imprisonment without parole without first providing a process for the sentencer to consider the offender's youth and attendant characteristics -- announced a new substantive rule which applies retroactively to a conviction that was final before Miller was decided.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/04/2014Application (13A1227) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2013 to August 17, 2013, submitted to Justice Kagan.
06/12/2014Application (13A1227) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 17, 2014.
08/15/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 19, 2014)
09/10/2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 20, 2014.
10/20/2014Brief of respondent Addolfo Davis in opposition filed.
11/03/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014.
11/03/2014Reply of petitioner Illinois filed. (Distributed)
12/01/2014Petition DENIED.