Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Fisher
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 29, 2015No. 14-8035Relating-toCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2DissentJustice Sotomayor, joined by Justice GINSBURGand Justice KAGANjoin
Three times, the same prosecutor sought and obtained a death sentence against petitioner Richard Jordan. And each time, a court vacated that sentence. After Jordan's third successful appeal, the prosecutor entered into a plea agreement whereby Jordan would receive a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. When the Mississippi Supreme Court later invalidated that agreement, Jordan requested that the prosecutor reinstate the *2648 life-without-parole deal through a new plea. The prosecutor refused. Jordan was then retried and again…
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