No. 20-7837

Sam Bradford v. Mississippi

Lower Court: Mississippi
Docketed: 2021-04-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process life-sentence miss-code-ann-47-314 murder plain-error sentencing trial-court
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

WheTher PeTiTionER's (Sam Bradford), Due Process of Law when plain error CommiTTed by The Trial CourT in was imposing SenTence for The naToral life a Criminal 0 offense of murder... pursuant To Miss. Code Ann. 397-3-19.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Petitioner's (Sam Bradford) due process rights were violated when the trial court committed plain error in imposing a natural life sentence for the criminal offense of murder pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 47-314

Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-04-27
Waiver of right of respondent Mississippi to respond filed.
2021-04-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Mississippi
Ashley Lauren SulserOffice of the Mississippi Attorney General, Respondent
Sam Bradford
Sam Bradford — Petitioner