Brian Arthur Tate v. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland, et al.
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Eighth Amendment extends to governmental release systems for juvenile offenders
QUESTIONS PRESENTED . . : . Whether the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution, applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment, extends beyond a juvenile offender’s adult tn proceeding to include other forms of: governmental release systems for this ; class of pr soner? . | : waleher Brian Tate’s Maryland Juvenile offender parole hearing was sufficient to | | conclude he received his “meaningful and realistic opportunity” for release, pursuant to, the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution, despite the fact he was denied : his applica’ ion for parole based solely upon the nature of his offense and where this static factor is dcty at odds with the “meaningful and realistic opportunity for release” . standard of|review? . . Whether the United States Supreme Court’s juvenile jurisprudence has created a “liberty interest” for juvenile offenders who were convicted as adults, and should their . “crime mn irreparable corruption,” must the states restore “some years of life | outside prison walls” to those who demonstrate the required growth, maturity, and rehabilitation detailed by that jurisprudence? |