Lynch v. Arizona
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-8366 | Not Argued | Apr 30, 2025 | 6-2 | Per Curiam | OT 2015 |
Holding: When the state has put a capital defendant"s future dangerousness at issue and acknowledged that the only possible sentence besides death is life imprisonment without parole, the defendant has a right to inform the jury of that fact, and the Arizona Supreme Court erred in holding to the contrary.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded in a per curiam opinion on April 30, 2025. Justice Thomas wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Alito joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Todays orders: One new grant, one CVSG, two summary reversals (Amy Howe, May 31, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/25/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2016) |
| 03/29/2016 | Brief of respondent Arizona in opposition filed. |
| 04/07/2016 | Reply of petitioner Shawn Patrick Lynch filed. |
| 04/14/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 29, 2016. |
| 05/09/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2016. |
| 05/16/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2016. |
| 05/23/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2016. |
| 05/31/2016 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting. (Detached Opinion) |
| 07/05/2016 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| 07/05/2016 | MANDATE ISSUED |