No. 20-7479
Benjamin Velayo v. Cheryl Fox, et al.
IFP
Tags: cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty eighth-amendment mental-illness rational-understanding reasons-for-execution
Latest Conference:
2021-05-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Question not identified.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits the execution of a prisoner who has a severe mental illness that significantly impairs his rational understanding of the reasons for his execution
Docket Entries
2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 16, 2021)
Attorneys
Benjamin Velayo
Benjamin D. Velayo — Petitioner