Jordan v. Mississippi
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2018.
Issue
(1) Whether incarcerating a prisoner awaiting execution for over four decades, even after the state found a life-without-parole sentence to be appropriate, violates the Eighth Amendment because it fails to serve any legitimate penological purpose; and (2) whether incarcerating a prisoner awaiting execution for over four decades, with over half that time attributable to repeated constitutional violations in a succession of sentencing hearings, violates the Eighth Amendment because it fails to serve any legitimate penological purpose.
Dec 13, 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 18, 2018)Jan 17, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 18, 2018 to February 19, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 18, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 20, 2018
Feb 18, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2018 to March 22, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.Feb 20, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 22, 2018.
Mar 22, 2018Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed.Apr 5, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
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Jun 28, 2018Petition DENIED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 17-7245 is denied. Justice Breyer, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. VIDED. (Detached Opinion)
Recommended Citation: Jordan v. Mississippi, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/jordan-v-mississippi/