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Matthew D. Priset v. Pennsylvania

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 18-2398 · judgment November 6, 2018

Certiorari denied · December 9, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Does a mandatory minimum Life Sentence for one who is convicted under The Guilty-ButMentally-Ill designation constitute cruel and unusual punishment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew D. Priset

For respondent
Ronald Eisenberg
Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 09 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 22 2019
    Reply of petitioner Matthew D. Priset received November 22, 2019. (To be reprinted)
  3. Nov 13 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
  4. Oct 24 2019
    Brief of respondent Pennsylvania in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 27 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2019.
  6. Sep 23 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 25, 2019 to October 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Aug 26 2019
    Response Requested. (Due September 25, 2019)
  8. Jul 31 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  9. Jul 25 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania to respond filed.
  10. Apr 17 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2019)