Tucker v. Louisiana
Petition for certiorari denied on May 31, 2016
Issue: (1) Whether imposition of the death penalty upon a person convicted of murder constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments; and (2) whether Louisiana's failure to require the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that death is the appropriate punishment violates the Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments.
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- Today's orders: One new grant, one CVSG, two summary reversals (Amy Howe, May 31, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/26/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 29, 2016) |
| 02/12/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| 02/26/2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Former Appellate Court Jurists. |
| 02/29/2016 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School. |
| 02/29/2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Former Prosecutors. |
| 02/29/2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law and Political Science Scholars. |
| 03/02/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 14, 2016. |
| 04/14/2016 | Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed. |
| 04/29/2016 | Reply of petitioner Lamondre Tucker filed. |
| 05/03/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2016. |
| 05/23/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2016. |
| 05/31/2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Former Appellate Court Jurists GRANTED. |
| 05/31/2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Former Prosecutors GRANTED. |
| 05/31/2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law and Political Science Scholars GRANTED. |
| 05/31/2016 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School GRANTED. |
| 05/31/2016 | Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| 06/21/2016 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| 07/14/2016 | DISTRIBUTED. |
| 08/08/2016 | Rehearing DENIED. |