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Docket for 15-5004
No. 15-5004
Title:
Lawrence Jacobs, Petitioner
v.
Louisiana
Docketed:June 30, 2015
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Louisiana
  Case Nos.:(14-KP-1622)
  Decision Date:April 17, 2015

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 19 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2015)
Jul 29 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 31, 2015.
Aug 18 2015 Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.
Aug 24 2015 Reply of petitioner Lawrence Jacobs filed.
Sep 3 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.
Oct 5 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 9, 2015.
Oct 13 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 16, 2015.
Oct 26 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
Feb 8 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2016.
Feb 29 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2016.
Mar 7 2016 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. ___ (2016). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand in this case: The Court has held the petition in this and many other cases pending the decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. ___ (2016). In holding this petition and now vacating and remanding the judgment below, the Court has not assessed whether petitioner�s asserted entitlement to retroactive relief �is properly presented in the case.� Id., at ___ (slip op., at 13). On remand, courts should understand that the Court�s disposition of this petition does not reflect any view regarding petitioner�s entitlement to relief. The Court�s disposition does not, for example, address whether an adequate and independent state ground bars relief, whether petitioner forfeited or waived any entitlement to relief (by, for example, entering into a plea agreement waiving any entitlement to relief), or whether petitioner�s sentence actually qualifies as a mandatory life without parole sentence.
Apr 8 2016 MANDATE ISSUED
Apr 8 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
G. Ben Cohen 636 Baronne Street (504) 529-5955
New Orleans, LA  70113
bcohen@thejusticecenter.org
Party name: Lawrence Jacobs
Attorneys for Respondent:
Terry M. Boudreaux Assistant District Attorney(504) 368-1020
Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office
200 Derbigny St.
Courthouse Annex, 4th Floor
Gretna, LA  70053
tboudreaux@jpda.org
Party name: Louisiana

 

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