No. 19-8551
Londro Emanuel Patterson, III v. Kansas
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-law cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment juvenile-justice juvenile-sentencing life-sentence parole sentencing
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Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a life sentence without parole for a 19-year-old violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Does a Life sentence, without right to parole, upon a Ninteen year old for killing committed by another cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution?
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-24
Waiver of right of respondent Kansas to respond filed.
2020-04-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 29, 2020)
Attorneys
Kansas
Toby Crouse — Office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt, Respondent
Londro E. Patterson
Londro Emanuel Patterson — Petitioner