No. 18-8041

Mark Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adolescent-culpability age-as-factor age-of-culpability brain-development criminal-procedure de-facto-life-sentence due-process eighth-amendment juvenile-sentencing miller-v-alabama montgomery-v-louisiana roper-v-simmons
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court's rulings regarding when age is a factor in determining culpability apply to those under the age of 25, or is the age lower, but not below 18?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented This Court has issued at least four decision finding that adolescents are less culpable than adults. Dr. Laurence Steinberg has determined that the line for this or these finding should not be stopped at age 17 since, as this Court has noted, does reach full maturity until age 25. Do this Court's rulings regarding when age is a factor in determining whether even a'de facto life is is constitutionally not allowed applied to those under the age of 25, or is the age lower, but not below 18? -i In The Supreme Court of the United States Mark Johnson, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent. To the Chief Justice of Associate Justices of the Supreme Court: Mark Johnson ("Johnson"), acting with counsel, respectfully moves for a petition for a writ-of certiorari to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the opinion deniying the claim of great importance and re-occurring. I. Opinions Below The D.C. Court of Appeal issued its opinion on February 15, 2018, and rehearing was denied November 9, 2018, both are attached at Exhibit-A. \ Il. Jurisdiction This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §1254(1). III. Constitutional Provisions Involved: The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution; The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Iv.

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-02-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson — Petitioner
Mark Johnson — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent