No. 19-962

Travis Ray Norwood v. West Virginia

Lower Court: West Virginia
Docketed: 2020-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-review criminal-justice criminal-punishment drug-policy due-process equal-protection opioid-crisis opioid-sentencing recidivist-statute sentencing
Latest Conference: 2020-03-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, and under what circumstances, can defendants charged with crimes involving Schedule I opioids such as heroin be constitutionally treated differently for punitive purposes from defendants charged with the same crimes involving Schedule II opioids such as oxycodone.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether defendants charged with crimes involving Schedule I opioids can be constitutionally treated differently for punitive purposes from defendants charged with the same crimes involving Schedule II opioids

Docket Entries

2020-03-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
2020-02-12
Waiver of right of respondent West Virginia to respond filed.
2020-01-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)
2019-11-25
Application (19A586) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 31, 2020.
2019-11-22
Application (19A586) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2019 to January 31, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Travis Ray Norwood
Lawrence David Rosenberg — Petitioner
West Virginia
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent