No. 20-5981

Javier Garza v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-10-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: case-characteristics constitutional-provisions court-jurisdiction criminal-procedure de-facto-life-sentence eighth-amendment judicial-review juvenile-sentencing legal-interpretation miller-v-louisiana statutory-provisions youth-characteristics
Key Terms:
Arbitration SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether mandatory life sentences, natural or de facto, for juveniles are unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment regardless of whether the trial court complies with Miller v. Louisiana

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2020-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2020)

Attorneys

Illinois
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent
Javier Garza
Javier Garza — Petitioner