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Lawlor v. Virginia

Petition for certiorari denied on October 15, 2013

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-167 Vir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: Whether, as a matter of either due process or the Eighth Amendment right to present evidence in mitigation, the defendant in a capital case is entitled to oppose a death sentence by introducing evidence that he will pose a low risk of violence in the prison setting.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/12/2013Application (12A991) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 6, 2013 to August 5, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice.
04/16/2013Application (12A991) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 5, 2013.
08/05/2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2013)
09/05/2013Brief of respondent Virginia in opposition filed.
09/24/2013Reply of petitioner Mark Eric Lawlor filed.
09/25/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 11, 2013.
10/15/2013Petition DENIED.