No. 18A1229

Sam Newman v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2019-05-29
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: eighth-amendment individualized-sentencing juvenile-sentencing life-without-parole miller-v-alabama second-degree-murder
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits sentencing a juvenile offender to life without parole for multiple second-degree murder convictions without individualized consideration of mitigating factors of youth

Docket Entries

2019-05-29
Application (18A1229) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 22, 2019.
2019-05-23
Application (18A1229) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 23, 2019 to August 22, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Sam Newman
G. Ben CohenThe Promise of Justice Initiative, Petitioner