Veal v. Georgia
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on October 9, 2018.
Issue
Whether the Eighth Amendment requires trial courts to consider a juvenile"s youth and attendant circumstances before imposing a de facto life-without-parole sentence.
May 3, 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2018)May 16, 2018Waiver of right of respondent the State of Georgia to respond filed.
May 22, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
May 29, 2018Response Requested. (Due June 28, 2018)
Jun 5, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 28, 2018 to August 27, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.Jun 8, 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 27, 2018.
Jun 28, 2018Brief amici curiae of Phillips Black Inc and Fair Punishment Project filed.Jun 28, 2018Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center et al. filed.Aug 27, 2018Brief of respondent the State of Georgia in opposition filed.Sep 11, 2018Reply of petitioner Robert Veal filed.Sep 12, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
Oct 9, 2018Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Recommended Citation: Veal v. Georgia, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/veal-v-georgia/