No. 23-830
Lonnie Allen Bassett v. Arizona
Tags: criminal-procedure eighth-amendment juvenile-sentencing life-without-parole mandatory-sentencing miller-v-alabama montgomery-v-louisiana sentencing-discretion
Latest Conference:
2024-07-01
(distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Eighth Amendment permits a juvenile to be sentenced to life without parole under a system that did not afford the sentencing court discretion to choose any other option.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth Amendment permits a juvenile to be sentenced to life without parole under a system that did not afford the sentencing court discretion to choose any other option
Docket Entries
2024-07-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan and Justice Jackson join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
2024-06-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
2024-06-17
Rescheduled.
2024-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2024-06-10
Rescheduled.
2024-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-06-07
Letter of petitioner filed.
2024-06-04
Rescheduled.
2024-05-21
Reply of petitioner Lonnie Bassett filed. (Distributed)
2024-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-17
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2024-05-08
Brief of respondent Arizona in opposition filed.
2024-03-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2024.
2024-03-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 8, 2024 to May 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-03-07
Response Requested. (Due April 8, 2024)
2024-03-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
2024-03-04
Brief amicus curiae of Office of the Maricopa County Public Defender filed.
2024-03-04
Brief amici curiae of 15 Constitutional and Criminal Law Professors filed.
2024-03-04
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
2024-02-29
Waiver of right of respondent Arizona to respond filed.
2024-01-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2024)
2023-11-29
Application (23A475) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 31, 2024.
2023-11-22
Application (23A475) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 17, 2023 to January 31, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Arizona
Alexander Westbrook Samuels — Arizona Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Constitutional and Criminal Law Professors
Lonnie Bassett
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Arizona Capital Representation Project, Arizona Justice Project, and the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona
Office of the Maricopa County Public Defender