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 (from Petition)

Question not identified.

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