No. 19-8551

Londro Emanuel Patterson, III v. Kansas

Lower Court: Kansas
Docketed: 2020-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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 CrouseOffice of Attorney General Derek Schmidt, Respondent
Londro E. Patterson
Londro Emanuel Patterson — Petitioner