No. 21-6279

Jquan Leearthur McInnis v. Minnesota

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2021-11-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment juvenile-sentencing life-without-parole miller-v-alabama roper-v-simmons sentencing sentencing-discretion
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether sentencing a juvenile to two consecutive homicide sentences of life-with-the after thirty years, the functional equivalent of a natural life sentence, violates the Eighth Amendment when the juvenile was found redeemable after a hearing pursuant to Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether sentencing a juvenile to two consecutive homicide sentences of life-withthe after thirty years, the functional equivalent ofa natural life : sentence, violates the Eighth Amendment when the juvenile was found redeemable after a hearing pursuant to Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012). c i

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-22
Waiver of right of respondent State of Minnesota to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-11-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 15, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of ServiceAppendix

Attorneys

Jquan Leearthur McInnis
Rachel Foster Bond — Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender, Petitioner
State of Minnesota
Jonathan P. Schmidt — Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent