Cedric Winston O'Neal v. Craig Hughes, Warden
DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus
Are Mandatory Transfer Schemes also apart of SCOTUS' 8th Amendment ban of mandatory penalty schemes against children?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ° The Questions O'Neal poses are issues of First Impression upon this Court. . ‘Question (1) Are Mandatory Transfer Schemes also apart of SCOTUS' 8th Amdt. ban of mandatory penalty schemes against children? . Question (2) Did the United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of Miller v Alabama, 567 U.S. 460, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 183 L. Ed. 2d 407 (2012), and Montgomery v Louisiana, U.S., 136 8. Ct. 718 (2016) establish a new constitutional right for a juvenile: ie. for a criminally accused juvenile who is a "child" in the eyes of the law, a constitutionally protected right to his status as a child? . w ii