No. 19-8058

Maurice Brack, aka Maurice Barrack, aka Maurice Black, aka Maurice L. Brack, aka Socca Bopum, aka Socka Bopa v. New Jersey

Lower Court: New Jersey
Docketed: 2020-03-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment adolescent-development constitutional-retroactivity criminal-procedure due-process eighth-amendment family-court juvenile-justice juvenile-waiver retroactivity
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-05-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether New Jersey's revised juvenile waiver statute (N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-26.1(c)) which prohibits the Family Court from waiving its jurisdiction over any juveniles under the age of 15 announced a new substantive rule that must be applied retroactively to cases on collateral review

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-05-26
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
2019-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 22, 2020)

Attorneys

Maurice Brack
Maurice Brack — Petitioner
Maurice Brack — Petitioner