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Zane Michael Floyd v. Jeremy Bean, Warden, et al.

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Nevada, No. 83436 · judgment November 21, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

is: Whether, given this medical consensus, the original meaning of the Eighth Amendment, and this Court’s rulings in Atkins and Roper, a state may constitutionally execute a defendant who meets the strict medical standard for severe brain damage caused by fetal alcohol exposure?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Severen Anthony
Federal Public Defender's Office

For respondent
Alexander Ga-King Chen
Clark County District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A984

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 18 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jun 13 2025
    Reply of petitioner Zane Micheal Floyd, filed.
  4. Jun 03 2025
    Brief of respondent Nevada in opposition filed.
  5. May 02 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 5, 2025)
  6. Apr 17 2025
    Application (24A984) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 5, 2025.
  7. Apr 11 2025
    Application (24A984) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 24, 2025 to May 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.