John Montenegro Cruz, Petitioner v. Arizona *** capital case ***

  1. February 22, 2023

    Justices Say Ariz. Got Death Penalty Due Process Wrong

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said Arizona high court justices so wrongly interpreted the state's criminal procedure rules that federal review was warranted, in a death penalty appeal that spurred a 5-4 divide among the justices.

  2. November 04, 2022

    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    This past week saw arguments in two highly anticipated cases over affirmative action at colleges and two more involving post-conviction relief for prisoners, as well as a protest that interrupted the justices' consideration of a tax case. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  3. November 01, 2022

    Justice Jackson Warns Of Roadmap For States To Defy Court

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Tuesday that if the U.S. Supreme Court sides with Arizona in a capital case over whether a death row inmate was properly denied post-conviction relief, the ruling could give states a roadmap for defying the high court's criminal law decisions.

  4. March 28, 2022

    Supreme Court To Weigh In On Arizona State Habeas Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of an Arizona death row inmate who says he had a right to tell his state trial jurors he was ineligible for parole if they chose not to sentence him to death.

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