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Proportionality Review Among Petitions to Watch

By Steve Hall

Last week, SCOTUS Blog recognized Holmes v. Louisiana as a cert petition to watch.Docket: 08-1358 Title: Holmes v. Louisiana Issue: Whether the operation of Louisiana?s capital punishment scheme and the State Supreme Court?s proportionality review violate the Eighth Amendment?s guarantee against arbitrariness in capital sentencing. Opinion below (Supreme Court of Louisiana) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioner?s reply Brief amicus curiae of Louisiana Association of Criminal Lawyers Brief amicus curiae of National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Brief amicus curiae of Constitution Project Brief amici curiae of National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, et al That was duly noted by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, which prepared the cert petition...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 28, 2009 (boomark / email).