Williams v. Alabama

Supreme Court

Williams v. Alabama

136 S. Ct. 1365, 194 L. Ed. 2d 347, 84 U.S.L.W. 3495, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1759

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedMarch 7, 2016

DocketNo. 15–6251.

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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Williams v. Alabama, 136 S. Ct. 1365, 194 L. Ed. 2d 347, 84 U.S.L.W. 3495, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1759 (U.S. 2016).

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On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court 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 Supreme Court 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 entitlement to retroactive relief 'is properly presented in the case.' Id., at ----, 136 S.Ct. 718 (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 *1366forfeited 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 Supreme Court 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 Supreme Court 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 entitlement to retroactive relief 'is properly presented in the case.' Id., at ----, 136 S.Ct. 718 (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 *1366forfeited 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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136 S. Ct. 1365, 194 L. Ed. 2d 347, 84 U.S.L.W. 3495, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1759, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/williams-v-alabama-scotus-2016.

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