No. 22-6895
Heather Leavell-Keaton v. Alabama
Amici (1)Relisted (4)IFP
Tags: capital-punishment capital-sentencing constitutional-rights death-penalty due-process evidence prison-behavior sentencing skipper-precedent skipper-v-south-carolina
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference:
2023-06-01
(distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
When a capital defendant's death sentence is vacated and the case is remanded for a new sentencing at which the death penalty is an available sentence, does the defendant have a constitutional right under Skipper to present evidence of her good behavior in prison?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When a capital defendant's death sentence is vacated and the case is remanded for a new sentencing at which the death penalty is an available sentence, does the defendant have a constitutional right under Skipper to present evidence of her good behavior in prison?
Docket Entries
2023-06-05
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
2023-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
2023-05-22
Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. The record was transmitted electronically.
2023-05-15
Record Requested.
2023-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-25
Reply of petitioner Heather Leavell-Keaton filed. (Distributed)
2023-04-11
Brief of respondent Alabama in opposition filed.
2023-03-31
Brief amici curiae of Former Corrections Officials filed.
2023-03-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2023.
2023-03-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2023 to April 14, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2023)
2022-12-02
Application (22A480) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 21, 2023.
2022-11-16
Application (22A480) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 19, 2023 to February 21, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Former Corrections Officials
Heather Leavell-Keaton
Mark Aaron Loudon-Brown — The Southern Center for Human Rights, Petitioner
State of Alabama
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent