utter-disregard

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
20-5430 Anthony G. Meyers v. Cathy Jess, Warden Seventh Circuit 2020-08-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law duty-to-retreat first-degree-reckless-homicide homicide ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions self-defense utter-disregard 1. Was there sufficient evidence of utter "utter disregard for human life" to support a first degree reckless homicide conviction? 2. Should addition…
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…