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Bobby Bostic v. Billy Dunbar, Acting Warden

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Missouri, No. SC93110 · judgment August 22, 2017

Certiorari denied · April 23, 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

In Graham v. Florida, this Court held that “[t]he Constitution prohibits the imposition of a life without parole sentence on a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide.” 560 U.S. 48, 82 (2010). The question presented is whether States can bypass that rule by sentencing a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide to a term-of-years sentence under which he will die in prison, because he will not be eligible for parole until he is 112 years old.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Anthony Edward Rothert
American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri

For respondent
Julie Marie Blake
Missouri Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
6 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A523

Proceedings

Apr 23 2018
Petition DENIED.
Apr 04 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
Apr 03 2018
Reply of Bobby Bostic not accepted for filing. (April 04, 2018)
Mar 30 2018
Reply of petitioner Bobby Bostic filed.
Mar 15 2018
Letter of March 15, 2018, from counsel for the respondent received.
Mar 15 2018
Brief amici curiae of Former Judges, et al. filed.
Mar 15 2018
Brief of respondent Billy Dunbar, Acting Warden in opposition filed.
Feb 13 2018
Response Requested. (Due March 15, 2018)
Jan 25 2018
Brief amici curiae of Former Judges, Prosecutors, And Law Enforcement Officers filed. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2018
Brief amicus curiae of The Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth filed. (Distributed)
Jan 11 2018
Brief amicus curiae of The Fair Punishment Project filed. (Distributed)
Jan 10 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
Jan 10 2018
Brief amicus curiae of Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed. (Distributed)
Jan 09 2018
Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 02 2018
Waiver of right of respondent Ronda Pash to respond filed.
Dec 20 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 25, 2018)
Nov 13 2017
Application (17A523) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 20, 2017.
Nov 08 2017
Application (17A523) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 20, 2017 to December 20, 2017, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.