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Bostic v. Dunbar

Petition for certiorari denied on April 23, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-912 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.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/08/2017Application (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.
11/13/2017Application (17A523) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 20, 2017.
12/20/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 25, 2018)
01/02/2018Waiver of right of respondent Ronda Pash to respond filed.
01/09/2018Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/10/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
01/10/2018Brief amicus curiae of Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed. (Distributed)
01/11/2018Brief amicus curiae of The Fair Punishment Project filed. (Distributed)
01/17/2018Brief amicus curiae of The Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2018Brief amici curiae of Former Judges, Prosecutors, And Law Enforcement Officers filed. (Distributed)
02/13/2018Response Requested. (Due March 15, 2018)
03/15/2018Letter of March 15, 2018, from counsel for the respondent received.
03/15/2018Brief amici curiae of Former Judges, et al. filed.
03/15/2018Brief of respondent Billy Dunbar, Acting Warden in opposition filed.
03/30/2018Reply of petitioner Bobby Bostic filed.
04/04/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
04/23/2018Petition DENIED.
04/03/2018Reply of Bobby Bostic not accepted for filing. (April 04, 2018)