No. 19-6811

Lamont Bernard Heard v. Rick Snyder, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: categorical-rule developmental-characteristics eighth-amendment fixed-character life-without-parole mature-adults mitigating-factor national-census transitional-stage youth-offenders youthful-offender
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should this Court afford Eighth Amendment protection to youthful offenders based on this Court's own precedent and national census that youth is a mitigating factor against the states harshest penalty since this category of offenders are in a transitional stage in life, lack fixed character and are distinguished from mature adults?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Should this Court afford Eighth Amendment protection to youthful offenders based on this Court's own precedent and national census that youth is a mitigating factor against the’ states harshest penalty since this category of offenders are in a trensitional stage in life, lack fixed character and are distinguished fram mature adults? 2. Should this Court find the lower courts committed error in failing : to apply the Eighth Amendment categorical rule approach ta Petitoners Eighth Amendment claims that there is a national census that youthful offenders are distinguished in the law and society from mature adults, and that their class would serve a disproportionate amount of their lives in prison than mature adults offenders that commit the same _ offense? : : 3. Does the Eighth Amendment treat 18-20 year olds as mature adults or youths deserving protection from life without parole sanctions? i

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-16
Waiver of right of respondents Rick Snyder, Heidi Washington, Michael Eagen to respond filed.
2019-09-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Lamont Bernard Heard
Lamont Heard — Petitioner
Lamont Heard — Petitioner
Rick Snyder, Heidi Washington, Michael Eagen
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent