No. 18-1077

Akil Jahi, aka Preston Carter v. Tennessee

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2019-02-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: atkins-v-virginia collateral-review constitutional-protection death-penalty death-penalty-eligibility hall-v-florida intellectual-disability moore-v-texas retroactive-application retroactivity supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does Hall v. Florida, 572 U.S. 701 (2014) apply retroactively to cases on collateral review?

2. Does Moore v. Texas, 137 S. Ct. 1039 (2017) apply retroactively to cases on collateral review?

3. Should this Court grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand for reconsideration in light of Moore v. Texas, 137 S. Ct. 1039 (2017), or summarily reverse and remand for further proceedings not inconsistent with Moore?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Hall v. Florida apply retroactively to cases on collateral review?

Docket Entries

2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-04-08
Reply of petitioner Akil Jahi filed.
2019-03-20
Brief of respondent State of Tennessee in opposition filed.
2019-02-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 21, 2019)
2018-12-03
Application (18A574) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 14, 2019.
2018-11-29
Application (18A574) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 16, 2018 to February 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Akil Jahi
Christopher E. ThorsenBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Petitioner
State of Tennessee
Zachary Thomas HinkleTennessee Attorney General & Reporter, Respondent