Brooks v. Louisiana

Supreme Court

Brooks v. Louisiana

137 S. Ct. 32, 196 L. Ed. 2d 5, 85 U.S.L.W. 3137, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4898

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedOctober 3, 2016

DocketNo. 15–7902.

StatusPublished

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Brooks v. Louisiana, 137 S. Ct. 32, 196 L. Ed. 2d 5, 85 U.S.L.W. 3137, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4898 (U.S. 2016).

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On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit. 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 Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit 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: In granting 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.' Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 718, 732, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (2016). 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.

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On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit. 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 Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit 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: In granting 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.' Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 718, 732, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (2016). 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.

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137 S. Ct. 32, 196 L. Ed. 2d 5, 85 U.S.L.W. 3137, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4898, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/brooks-v-louisiana-scotus-2016.

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