No. 21-6235
Brandon Marquis Jennings v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review due-process eighth-amendment life-sentence miller-v-alabama presumption-of-reasonableness reasonableness-standard sentencing sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
Punishment
Punishment
Latest Conference:
2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the appellate review for reasonableness of a life sentence lacks sufficient scrutiny
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED WHETHER THE APPELLATE REVIEW FOR REASONABLENESS OF A LIFE SENTENCE LACKS SUFFICIENT SCRUTINY. THE CIRCUIT COURT'S APPLICATION OF PRESUMED REASONABLENESS FOR LIFE SENTENCE VIOLATES EIGHTH AMENDMENT.
Docket Entries
2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2021)
Attorneys
Brandon Jennings
Mitchell Glenn Styers — Banzet, Thompson & Styers, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent