No. 22-5686

Curtis Lee Henderson, Sr. v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2022-09-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process eighth-amendment fourteenth-amendment liberty-interest parole parole-denial youth-offender
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-11-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was it cruel and unusual punishment to change Henderson's sentence from 45-to-life plus years to life, without parole, without a court hearing after serving 30 years and denying Henderson youth offender parole under § 2051?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : 1) WAS IT CRDEL AND UNUSUAL Pun ESHMENT To CHANG HENDERSON'S SENTENCE. FROM @5-To-LiFE PLoS YEARS. To LIFE, WITHOUT PAROJ.E witNout A COUR] KEAN Ns AFTER SERVING 30 YEARS ANA DENYING HENDERSON YouTH MFFENQER PARALE UNDER & 2051? AWD ELDERLY PAROLES ID) 36 CRDEL AND ONUSDAL PUNISHMENT BEING INFLICTED IN TRE Farm oF PSYCOLOGICA i TOURTURE DFON MR HENOQERSON ? TIT) Does HENDERSON HAVE A FOURTEEN AMENDMENT RIGHT LIBERTY IWTIEREST | , TO ng TE) Ma HendERS0 N WAS SCHADGLED FoR : PAROLE HEARINGS MORE THAN FIVE.(5) , TES AND GiveN A A-YEAR DENIAL an) | APRIL 17, 2020. Qo£S HE Not HAVE LIBERT? INTEREST In PARDLE VESTED IN THE QUE PROCESS OF THE BTH ANN LTH AMENDMENTS oF THE U.S, Const? , | . i\ 1 QUESTIONS Continued 3 V) WAS, MR MENDERSON, STATE COURT : , QENIAL THE RESULT oF PRETIDICE 5 BY THE PROSECUTION, JENNIFER RS. sll MEITEN, AND SUPERIOR CouRT TINGE QOonNALA FRANSON, WHOM Rom HAVE. QEEN APPOINTELY TO THE 5 — COURT OF APPEALS FTA APPEALLATE. 10 AistRiCT wHo DENIED THE PETITION — 1 WitHOST REASON £ . ail

Docket Entries

2022-11-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
2022-10-27
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2022-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 27, 2022)

Attorneys

California
Clara M. LeversAttorney General of California, Respondent
Clara M. LeversAttorney General of California, Respondent
Curtis Lee Henderson, Sr.
Curtis Lee Henderson Sr. — Petitioner
Curtis Lee Henderson Sr. — Petitioner