Shante Bruce Rice v. Pennsylvania
SocialSecurity Immigration
Whether the Pennsylvania Superior Court's decision that the ban on mandatory sentences of life without parole applies to only those defendants who were under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes was contrary to the United States Supreme Court's decisions in Miller v. Alabama and Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED | I WHETHER THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT'S DECISION THAT THE BAN ON MANDATORY SENTENCES OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE APPLIES TO ONLY THOSE DEFENDANTS WHO WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AT THE TIME OF THEIR CRIMES WAS CONTRARY TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT'S DECISIONS IN Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) AND Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1996)? Il. WHETHER THE SENTENCE OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IMPOSED IN THIS CASE CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF THE EQUAL PROTECTION | CLAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES’ CONSTITUTION? |