No. 18-5331
Ralph Simon Jeremias v. Nevada
IFP
Tags: aggravating-circumstances confrontation-clause constitutional-standard death-penalty due-process hurst-v-florida jury-finding jury-trial mitigating-circumstances ring-v-arizona
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FifthAmendment Punishment HabeasCorpus Securities Jurisdiction
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FifthAmendment Punishment HabeasCorpus Securities Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Constitution requires that the finding that mitigating circumstances do not outweigh aggravating circumstances to impose death be made beyond a reasonable doubt
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether the Constitution requires — in a state in which a jury is required to find that mitigating circumstances do not outweigh the aggravating circumstances to impose death — that this finding be made beyond a reasonable doubt. 2. Whether the Confrontation Clause applies to evidence offered by the prosecution to prove a statutory aggravating circumstance that establishes a defendant’s eligibility for the death penalty. i
Docket Entries
2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-09-18
Brief of respondent The State of Nevada in opposition filed.
2018-08-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 21, 2018.
2018-08-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 23, 2018 to September 21, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-07-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 23, 2018)
Attorneys
Ralph Jeremias
JoNell Thomas — Clark County Special Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
The State of Nevada