Whether a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on an eighteen-year-old defendant convicted of a non-homicide offense violates the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on an eighteen-year-old defendant convicted of a non-homicide offense violates the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. il B. PARTIES INVOLVED The parties involved are identified in the style of the case. iii