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Toca v. Louisiana

Case dismissed, pursuant to Rule 46, on February 3, 2015

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-6381 La. TBD TBD TBD Per Curiam OT 2014

Holding: Case on whether the Court"s 2012 decision in Miller v. Alabama, holding that the Constitution prohibits a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a defendant who was under the age of eighteen at the time of the crime, dismissed as moot after a settlement that included the inmate"s release from prison.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/18/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2014)
09/29/2014Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.
10/16/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014.
11/03/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
11/05/2014Record Requested.
11/10/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014.
11/17/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014.
11/20/2014Record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana. The record is electronic.
12/01/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014.
12/08/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014.
12/12/2014Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following questions: 1) Does the rule announced in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U. S. ____ (2012), apply retroactively to this case? 2) Is a federal question raised by a claim that a state collateral review court erroneously failed to find a Teague exception?.
01/07/2015Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
01/26/2015Brief of petitioner George Toca filed.
01/26/2015Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
02/02/2015SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 30, 2015
02/02/2015Stipulation to dismiss the writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 received.
02/03/2015Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.