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Angela Rene Leeman v. Arizona

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division Two, No. 2 CA-CR 2017-0419-PR · judgment March 9, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010), applies with the equal force to consecutive sentences for non-homicide offenses that work in the aggregate to foreclose the possibility of parole during a juvenile’s lifetime as it does to “life without parole” sentences.

  2. Even if Graham does not apply, whether Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), provides any protection to juveniles facing such sentences for non-homicide offenses.

  3. In the alternative, whether, in assessing gross disproportionality, a court should review the cumulative effect of the sentences imposed rather than each sentence in isolation. Harmelin v. Michigan, 501 U.S. 957 (1991).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Joseph Euchner
Pima County Public Defender's Office

For respondent
Diane Leigh Hunt
Arizona Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
18A739

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 14 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Aug 12 2019
    Reply of petitioner Angela Rene Leeman filed.
  4. Jul 29 2019
    Brief of respondent State of Arizona in opposition filed.
  5. May 22 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 29, 2019.
  6. May 20 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 30, 2019 to July 29, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Apr 30 2019
    Response Requested. (Due May 30, 2019)
  8. Apr 23 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
  9. Apr 11 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Arizona to respond filed.
  10. Mar 29 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 3, 2019)
  11. Jan 17 2019
    Application (18A739) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 29, 2019.
  12. Jan 09 2019
    Application (18A739) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 28, 2019 to March 29, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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