What are the odds of a cert grant in Angelos?

After the cert grants in the Booker cases, my SCOTUS sentencing cup already runneth over.  But, I see from SCOTUSblog here that the Angelos case is on their “petitions to watch” for the Justices’ Conference on Tuesday.  If SCOTUS takes the Angelos case, it could signal the Court’s interest in tweaking its non-capital Eighth Amendment jurisprudence.

Regular readers will recall the story of Weldon Angelos, a first offender who was begrudgingly sentenced to 55 years’ imprisonment by Judge Paul Cassell for marijuana sales under federal mandatory minimums.  I’ll be quite surprised if there is a grant in this case, but it would be great if the Eighth Amendment gets some more attention.

Some prior Angelos posts:

• Judge Cassell laments, but imposes, harsh mandatory sentence
• Amicus filing in Angelos mandatory minimum case
• Tenth Circuit affirms 55-year mandatory minimum sentence in Angelos
• More Angelos aftermath
• Catching up with Weldon Angelos