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Robert Allen Poyson v. Arizona
IFP petition · Supreme Court of Arizona, No. CR-98-0510-AP · judgment November 2, 2020
Questions presented
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Is the individualized capital sentencing requirement guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment violated when a State––whether by statute or courtimposed rule––predetermines that in all cases only minimal weight is to be afforded non-statutory mitigation, alleged to lack a causal nexus to the capital offense?
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Whether the Arizona Supreme Court’s review of a death sentence satisfies the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments where it fails to consider whether the State has proved an aggravating factor?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Natman Schaye
Arizona Capital Representation Project
For respondent
Ginger Jarvis
Arizona Attorney General's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Jul 29 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jul 26 2021Reply of petitioner Robert Poyson filed.
- Jul 12 2021Brief of respondent State of Arizona in opposition filed.
- Jun 21 2021Motion to File Revised Appendix of Robert Poyson not accepted for filing. (September 23, 2021)
- May 27 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 12, 2021.
- May 26 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 10, 2021 to July 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 06 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2021)