No. 24-695
Bill Cool, Warden v. Nathaniel Jackson
Tags: criminal-procedure death-penalty lockett-precedent mitigation-evidence remand sentencing-review
Latest Conference:
2025-02-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
Has this Court clearly required state courts to reopen the mitigation evidence in every death-penalty remand, even if the error did not affect the defendant's opportunity to submit mitigation evidence?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether state courts must reopen mitigation evidence in every death-penalty remand when the original error did not affect the defendant's opportunity to submit mitigating evidence
Docket Entries
2025-03-03
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
2025-03-03
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
2025-02-12
Reply of Bill Cool, Warden submitted.
2025-02-12
Reply of petitioner Bill Cool, Warden filed. (Distributed)
2025-01-29
Brief of Nathaniel Jackson in opposition submitted.
2025-01-29
Motion of Nathaniel Jackson for leave to proceed in forma pauperis submitted.
2025-01-29
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Nathaniel Jackson.
2025-01-29
Brief of respondent Nathaniel Jackson in opposition filed.
2024-12-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 29, 2025)
Attorneys
Bill Cool, Warden
Thomas Elliot Gaiser — Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Petitioner
Nathaniel Jackson
Paul Rudolph Bottei — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Respondent