No. 21-6235

Brandon Marquis Jennings v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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
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 StyersBanzet, Thompson & Styers, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent