No. 19-5752
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment apprendi-rule cruel-and-unusual-punishment disproportionate-sentences eighth-amendment public-safety sentencing sex-offender-law sex-offenders
Key Terms:
Punishment
Punishment
Latest Conference:
2019-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the public safety interest in incapacitating and deterring certain types of sex offenders with extremely long sentences run afoul of the 8th Amendment protection against Cruel and Unusual Punishment (Disproportionate Sentences)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; ; 1. Does the public safety interest in incapacitating and deterring certain types of sex offenders with extremely long sentences run afoul of the 8th Amendment protection ag; ainst Cruel and Unusual Punishment (Disproportionate Sentences) 2, Is the Apprendi Rule violated when a court ordered comulation ' of jury assessed sentences exceeds the most extreme punishment the jury could have given ? , (i)
Docket Entries
2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-08-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2019)