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Washington v. Said Omer Ali

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Washington, No. 95578-6 · judgment September 17, 2020

Certiorari denied · March 29, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

The Eighth Amendment categorically bars the death penalty for juvenile offenders, Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551, 571 (2005), and life without parole for juvenile nonhomicide offenders, Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 74 (2010). In Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460, 465 (2012), the Court introduced an individual proportionality determination and held that “mandatory life without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment[.]” The question presented is: Whether Graham and Miller require an individual proportionality determination before imposing any sentence on a juvenile offender convicted in adult court.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amy R. Meckling
King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

For respondent
Corey Evan Parker
The Appellate Law Firm

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Mar 29 2021
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation GRANTED.
  2. Mar 29 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Mar 19 2021
    Supplemental brief of petitioner The State of Washington filed. (Distributed)
  4. Mar 16 2021
    Letter of supplemental authority from respondents submitted.
  5. Mar 10 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
  6. Mar 08 2021
    Reply of petitioner The State of Washington filed. (Distributed)
  7. Feb 18 2021
    Brief of respondent Said Omer Ali in opposition filed.
  8. Feb 18 2021
    Motion of Said Omer Ali for leave to proceed in forma pauperis not accepted for filing. (March 10, 2021)
  9. Jan 20 2021
    Brief amici curiae of States of Indiana, et al. filed.
  10. Jan 20 2021
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.
  11. Jan 05 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 19, 2021.
  12. Jan 04 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 20, 2021 to February 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  13. Dec 16 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2021)