No. 18-6027

Hayden Beaulieu v. Arizona

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2018-09-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process eighth-amendment extradition juvenile-justice plea-deal prosecutorial-discretion sentencing transfer-hearing
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-11-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it permissible under the 8th amendment to impose an adult sentence on a minor for a non-dangerous, non-repetitive offense?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ; ~ Is it permissible under the 8th amendment of the Constitution to impose an adult sentence upon a minor who has been convicted of a non-dangerous, non-repetitive offense at the age of fifteen? Is the bar on discretion of asylum states in extradition cases, as drawn by Puerto Rico v. Branstad, permissible under the 5 amendment, and is this ruling constitutional as decided by , this Court? ‘ Should an alleged fugitive should be permitted to bring the question of his physical safety in the asylum state if he faces unconstitutional treatment in the demanding state? Is a judgment passed by a U.S. District Court of one state binding on the state courts of another state, with or without express determination? . . Should the state hold a transfer hearing as to whether a defendant is competent to stand trial as an adult before the case is brought to adult court? Should an additional transfer hearing be held in the event that the minor is in adult court, but the charges have been lowered, as to determine competency to face an adult sentence for charges that do not fall under the purview of adult-filing statutes? . . How should juveniles be treated in adult extradition cases, given the Court’s resolution of the above questions?

Docket Entries

2018-11-19
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
2018-04-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2018)

Attorneys

Hayden Beaulieu
Hayden Beaulieu — Petitioner
Hayden Beaulieu — Petitioner