Bostic v. Dunbar
Petition for certiorari denied on April 23, 2018
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 17-912 |
Mo. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2017 |
Issue: Whether, when the Supreme Court held in Graham v. Florida that “[t]he Constitution prohibits the imposition of a life without parole sentence on a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide,” states can bypass that rule by sentencing a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide to a term-of-years sentence under which he will die in prison, because he will not be eligible for parole until he is 112 years old.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Nov 08 2017 | Application (17A523) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 20, 2017 to December 20, 2017, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| Nov 13 2017 | Application (17A523) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 20, 2017. |
| Dec 20 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 25, 2018) |
| Jan 02 2018 | Waiver of right of respondent Ronda Pash to respond filed. |
| Jan 09 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 10 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018. |
| Jan 10 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 11 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Fair Punishment Project filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Former Judges, Prosecutors, And Law Enforcement Officers filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 13 2018 | Response Requested. (Due March 15, 2018) |
| Mar 15 2018 | Letter of March 15, 2018, from counsel for the respondent received. |
| Mar 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Former Judges, et al. filed. |
| Mar 15 2018 | Brief of respondent Billy Dunbar, Acting Warden in opposition filed. |
| Mar 30 2018 | Reply of petitioner Bobby Bostic filed. |
| Apr 04 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018. |
| Apr 23 2018 | Petition DENIED. |
| Apr 03 2018 | Reply of Bobby Bostic not accepted for filing. (April 04, 2018) |
