No. 23-6739

John Richard Brinson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 8th-amendment child-pornography criminal-history criminal-sentencing due-process life-without-parole rehabilitation sentencing-reasonableness substantive-due-process substantive-reasonableness
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2024-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a life without parole sentence for a 24 year old with no prior criminal record for producing child pornography is substantively unreasonable?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a life without parole sentence for a 24 year old with no prior criminal record for producing child pornography is substantively unreasonable?

Docket Entries

2024-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 14, 2024)

Attorneys

John Richard Brinson
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent