No. 20-5491

M. C. v. Indiana

Lower Court: Indiana
Docketed: 2020-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-sentencing cruel-and-unusual-punishment delinquent-acts due-process eighth-amendment imprisonment juvenile-detention juvenile-justice punishment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference: 2020-10-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a child imprisoned for delinquent acts 'punished' within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is a child imprisoned for delinquent acts “punished” within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment? i

Docket Entries

2020-10-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
2020-09-24
Waiver of right of respondent Indiana to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2020)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis

Attorneys

Indiana
Stephen Richard Creason — Respondent
Stephen Richard Creason — Respondent
M. C.
Joel Craig Wieneke — Wieneke Law Office, LLC, Petitioner
Joel Craig Wieneke — Wieneke Law Office, LLC, Petitioner