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Davis v. Ohio

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on March 2, 2015.

Docket No.14-7426
Op. BelowOhio

Issue

Whether evolving standards of decency under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments are implicated by confining an individual under the threat of death for over three decades.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 16, 2014
Application (14A328) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2014 to December 6, 2014, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Sep 23, 2014
Application (14A328) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 6, 2014.
Dec 1, 2014
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2015)
Dec 31, 2014
Brief of respondent Ohio in opposition filed.
Jan 15, 2015
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2015.
Feb 23, 2015
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 27, 2015.
Mar 2, 2015
Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer dissents.

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