No. 18A1002

Joseph Carter v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-04-01
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: cruel-and-unusual eighth-amendment juvenile-sentencing miller-v-alabama proportionality sentencing-discretion
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits a lengthy juvenile sentence that effectively constitutes a de facto life sentence without the individualized sentencing considerations required by Miller v. Alabama

Docket Entries

2019-04-03
Application (18A1002) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until May 3, 2019.
2019-03-22
Application (18A1002) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 3, 2019 to May 3, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Joseph Carter
Maria Elena LauredoLaw Offices of Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez,, Petitioner
Maria Elena LauredoLaw Offices of Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez,, Petitioner