Jonathan Pendleton v. Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia, et al.
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Whether and to what extent Virginia's 'not guilty by reason of insanity' (NGRI) statutes are unconstitutional
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether and to what extent Virginia’s “not guilty by reason of insanity” (NGRI) statutes, Va. Code § 19.2-182.2, et seq., are facially unconstitutional, in violation of the equal protection and due process holdings in Foucha v. Louisiana, 504 U.S. 71, 112 S. Ct. 1780, 118 L. Ed. 2d 437 (1992). II. Whether Virginia’s NGRI statutes, together with the “customs, policies, and practices” of various State and local agencies, constitute “deliberate indifference” to cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 114 S. Ct. 1970, 128 L. Ed. 2d 811 (1994). . i