No. 18-5239
Amici (1)IFP
Tags: cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment felony-murder fourteenth-amendment juvenile-sentencing mandatory-minimums mandatory-sentencing miller-graham-precedent
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the mandatory sentencing provision for the offense of felony murder under Ohio Revised Code § 2929.02(B)(1) violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution as applied to juveniles?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Does the mandatory sentencing provision for the offense of felony murder under Ohio Revised Code § 2929.02(B)(1) violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution as applied to juveniles because it requires the trial court to impose a sentence of 15 years to life imprisonment notwithstanding the defendant’s juvenile status or the fact that he did not actually commit the underlying murder? ii
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-07
Reply of petitioner Deshawn Terrell filed. (Distributed)
2018-07-24
Brief of respondent State of Ohio in opposition filed.
2018-07-18
Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center et al. filed.
2018-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 15, 2018)
2018-05-01
Application (17A1198) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 29, 2018.
2018-04-23
Application (17A1198) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 30, 2018 to June 29, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Deshawn Terrell
Juvenile Law Center et al.
Marsha Levick — Juvenile Law Center, Amicus
Marsha Levick — Juvenile Law Center, Amicus
State of Ohio