No. 18-5331
Ralph Simon Jeremias v. Nevada
IFP
Tags: aggravating-circumstances confrontation-clause constitutional-standard death-penalty due-process hurst-v-florida jury-finding jury-trial mitigating-circumstances ring-v-arizona
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FifthAmendment Punishment HabeasCorpus Securities Jurisdiction
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FifthAmendment Punishment HabeasCorpus Securities Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2018-10-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Consti tution requi res – i n a state i n whi ch a jury i s
requi red to fi nd that mi tigating ci rcumstances do not outwei gh the
aggravati ng ci rcumstances to i mpose death – that thi s finding be made
beyond a reasonabl e doubt.
2. Whether the Confrontati on Cl ause appl ies to evi dence offered by the
prosecuti on to prove a statutory aggravati ng ci rcumstance that
establ ishes a defendant's el igibility for the death penal ty.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Constitution requires that the finding that mitigating circumstances do not outweigh aggravating circumstances to impose death be made beyond a reasonable doubt
Docket Entries
2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-09-18
Brief of respondent The State of Nevada in opposition filed.
2018-08-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 21, 2018.
2018-08-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 23, 2018 to September 21, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-07-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 23, 2018)
Attorneys
Ralph Jeremias
JoNell Thomas — Clark County Special Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
The State of Nevada