| 19-8660 |
Thomas Michael Riley v. Arizona |
Arizona |
2020-06-10 |
Denied |
IFP |
aggravating-factors capital-punishment capital-sentencing constitutional-review death-penalty furman-v-georgia gregg-v-georgia narrowing-requirement sentencing-scheme |
"To pass constitutional muster, a capital sentencing scheme must genuinely narrow the class of persons eligible for the death penalty and must reasona… |
| 19-6235 |
Scott Thomas Erskine v. California |
California |
2019-10-10 |
Denied |
IFP |
aggravating-circumstances capital-sentencing constitutional-amendments cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty due-process equal-protection jury-trial jury-unanimity narrowing-requirement sentencing |
I.
Does California's death penalty statute violate the Fifth,
Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States
Constitution by failing to… |
| 18-679 |
Erick Virgil Hall v. Idaho |
Idaho |
2018-11-23 |
Denied |
Amici (1) |
aggravating-circumstances capital-punishment capital-sentencing constitutional-standards death-penalty felony-murder heinous-atrocious-cruel jury-sentencing narrowing-requirement propensity-to-commit-murder sentencing-guidance utter-disregard |
To prevent arbitrary imposition of the death penalty, this Court has required use of "'clear and objective standards' that provide 'specific and detai… |