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Nebraska v. Mantich

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 6, 2014.

Docket No.13-1348
Op. BelowNeb.

Issue

Whether Miller v. Alabama - which held that a state may not sentence a teenage murderer to life imprisonment without parole unless the state provides a process whereby the sentencer considers the offender's youth and attendant characteristics - should be applied retroactively to a murder conviction on collateral review.

Proceedings & orders timeline

May 5, 2014
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 9, 2014)
Jun 6, 2014
Brief of Douglas M. Mantich in opposition filed.
Jun 6, 2014
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Douglas M. Mantich.
Jun 9, 2014
Brief amici curiae of Michigan and Six Other States filed.
Jun 25, 2014
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Oct 6, 2014
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Douglas Mantich GRANTED.
Oct 6, 2014
Petition DENIED.

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