
[18-217] Mathena v. Malvo
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Mathena v. Malvo Justia · Docket · oyez.org Argued on Oct 16, 2019. Petitioner: Randall Mathena. Respondent: Lee Boyd Malvo. Advocates: Toby J. Heytens (On behalf of the Petitioner) Eric J. Feigin (for the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting the Petitioner) Danielle Spinelli (On behalf of the Respondent) Facts of the case (from oyez.org) In 2002, Lee Malvo and John Allen Muhammad killed 10 people in sniper attacks in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009. Malvo, only 17 years old at the time of the attacks, was sentenced to life in prison by judges in Virginia and Maryland. He challenged his Virginia…