Commonwealth v. Batts
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Batts, 981 A.2d 1283 (Pa. 2009)
603 Pa. 65
Per Curiam
Commonwealth v. Batts
Opinion
ORDER
AND NOW, this 17th day of September 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue[s] set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:
(1) Is sentencing a 14-year-old offender to die in prison unconstitutional in light of Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551, 125 S.Ct. 1183, 161 L.Ed.2d 1 (2005)?
(2) Does the mandatory nature of the sentence in this case violate [petitioner’s] rights under the 8th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution?
This Limited Grant is also RESERVED pending disposition of Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida, — U.S. —, 129 S.Ct. 2157, 173 L.Ed.2d 1155 (2009).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Quéed BATTS, Petitioner
- Cited By
- 6 cases
- Status
- Published