No. 24-5192

Matthew Nicholson v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2024-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: arbitrariness constitutional-proportionality county-geography criminal-sentencing death-penalty eighth-amendment equal-protection geographic-disparity gregg-v-georgia sentencing-disparities
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Punishment
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is Ohio's death penalty being arbitrarily applied in violation of Gregg v. Georgia, when geography dictates whether a defendant will be subject to the death penalty?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Is Ohio’s death penalty being arbitrarily applied in violation of Gregg v. Georgia, when geography dictates whether a defendant will be subject to the death penalty? i

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-11
Reply of petitioner Matthew Nicholson filed. (Distributed)
2024-09-27
Brief of respondent Ohio in opposition filed.
2024-08-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2024.
2024-08-14
Motion of Ohio for an extension of time submitted.
2024-08-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 30, 2024 to September 30, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-07-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 30, 2024)

Attorneys

Matthew Nicholson
Michelle Eiler UmanaOffice of the Ohio Public Defender, Petitioner
Michelle Eiler UmanaOffice of the Ohio Public Defender, Petitioner
Ohio
Daniel Tuyen VanCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent
Daniel Tuyen VanCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent