Lamont Bernard Heard v. Rick Snyder, et al.
Punishment
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(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