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Sandra Layne v. Shawn Brewer, Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-1389 · judgment September 13, 2017

Certiorari denied · February 20, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Is the viability of petitioner’s right to present a defense claim debatable among jurists of reason? II. Could jurists of reason debate whether petitioner’s sentence is cruel and unusual?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christopher J. McGrath

For respondent
Aaron David Lindstrom
Michigan Department of Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 20 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 24 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
  3. Jan 16 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Shawn Brewer to respond filed.
  4. Dec 12 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2018)