from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit
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MANDATE ISSUED.
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. ____ (2016). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand in this case: In granting 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." Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. ____ (2016) (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 forfeited or waived any entitlement to relief (by, for example, entering into a plea agreement waiving any entitlement to relief), or wheth...
Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 9, 2016.
Response Requested . (Due April 25, 2016)
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 29, 2016)
Carlton Brooks, Petitioner, pro se
Louisiana, Respondent, represented by James Edward Stewart Sr.
Louisiana, Respondent, represented by Suzanne Morelock Williams