Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Kiran Bhat

The petition of the day is: 

Title: Utah v. Ott
Docket: 10-490
Issue(s): (1) Whether the Court should overrule the remaining part of Booth v. Maryland holding that the Eighth Amendment erects a per se bar against a victim's family members' characterizations and opinions about the crime, defendant, and appropriate sentence; and (2) to the extent that any part of Booth survives, whether it applies to a sentencing proceeding in which death is not option.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (Supreme Court of Utah)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on November 05, 2010 (boomark / email).