Barnes v. Alabama

Supreme Court

Barnes v. Alabama

136 S. Ct. 2446, 195 L. Ed. 2d 259, 84 U.S.L.W. 3642, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3468

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedMay 23, 2016

DocketNo. 15–6904.

StatusPublished

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Barnes v. Alabama, 136 S. Ct. 2446, 195 L. Ed. 2d 259, 84 U.S.L.W. 3642, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3468 (U.S. 2016).

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On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama for further consideration in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 718, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (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. ----, 136 S.Ct. 718, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (2016). In holding this petition and now vacating and remanding the judgment below, the Court has not assessed whether petitioner's asserted *2447entitlement to retroactive relief "is properly presented in the case." Id., at ----, 136 S.Ct. at 732. 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.

Justice ALITO, with whom Justice THOMAS joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. I concur in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. See Adams v. Alabama, 578 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 1796, ---L.Ed.2d ---- (2016) (Alito, J., concurring).

Justice SOTOMAYOR, with whom Justice GINSBURG joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. I concur in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. See Adams v. Alabama, 578 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 1796, ---L.Ed.2d ---- (2016) (Sotomayor, J., concurring).

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On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama for further consideration in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 718, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (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. ----, 136 S.Ct. 718, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (2016). In holding this petition and now vacating and remanding the judgment below, the Court has not assessed whether petitioner's asserted *2447entitlement to retroactive relief "is properly presented in the case." Id., at ----, 136 S.Ct. at 732. 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.

Justice ALITO, with whom Justice THOMAS joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. I concur in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. See Adams v. Alabama, 578 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 1796, ---L.Ed.2d ---- (2016) (Alito, J., concurring).

Justice SOTOMAYOR, with whom Justice GINSBURG joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. I concur in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. See Adams v. Alabama, 578 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 1796, ---L.Ed.2d ---- (2016) (Sotomayor, J., concurring).

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136 S. Ct. 2446, 195 L. Ed. 2d 259, 84 U.S.L.W. 3642, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3468, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/barnes-v-alabama-scotus-2016.

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