No. 19-967

Craig M. Wood v. Missouri

Lower Court: Missouri
Docketed: 2020-02-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: capital-punishment capital-sentencing constitutional-rights death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment jury-determination jury-trial sentencing sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Constitution requires that a jury, rather than a judge, weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances to determine whether a defendant may be sentenced to death.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Constitution requires that a jury, rather than a judge, weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances to determine whether a defendant may be sentenced to death

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-19
Rescheduled.
2020-03-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-03-18
Reply of petitioner Craig M. Wood filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-04
Brief of respondent State of Missouri in opposition filed.
2020-01-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2020)
2019-12-30
Application (19A570) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 31, 2020.
2019-12-19
Application (19A570) to extend further the time from January 3, 2020 to January 31, 2020, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
2019-11-19
Application (19A570) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 2, 2019 to January 3, 2020, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
2019-11-19
Application (19A570) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 3, 2020.

Attorneys

Craig M. Wood
Tejinder SinghGoldstein & Russel, P.C., Petitioner
State of Missouri
D. John SauerOffice of the Missouri Attorney General, Respondent