McKinney v. Arizona

Brief of Amicus Curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner.

Brief filed: 08/28/2019

Documents

McKinney v. Arizona

United States Supreme Court; Case No. 18-1109

Prior Decision

245 Ariz. 225 (Ariz. Sept. 27, 2018)

Argument(s)

The Court should find Arizona’s independent review as conducted in this case falls under the direct appeal process, and therefore not a final judgement, thus requiring that Petitioner be guaranteed jury resentencing that gives full consideration to any presented mitigation evidence.

Author(s)

John Mills, Phillips Black, Inc., Oakland, CA; Kristin Swain, Phillips Black, Inc., St. Louis, MO.