PACKINGHAM v. NORTH CAROLINA

No. 15-1194.

137 S.Ct. 1730 (2017)

582 U.S. 98

Lester Gerard PACKINGHAM, Petitioner v. NORTH CAROLINA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. Goldberg , for Petitioner.

Robert C. Montgomery , Raleigh, NC, for Respondent.

Glenn Gerding , Appellate Defender, Office of the Appellate Defender, Durham, NC, David T. Goldberg , Jeffrey L. Fisher , Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, for Petitioner.

Josh Stein , Attorney General of North Carolina, John F. Maddrey , Solicitor General of North Carolina, Robert C. Montgomery , Senior Deputy Attorney General, Daniel P. O'Brien , Special Deputy Attorney General, Anne Murray Middleton , Special Deputy Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC, for Respondent.


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