No. 23-7814

James Harmon, III v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment appellate-review civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction juvenile-justice parole sentencing
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether sentences of life without parole, as applied to juvenile offenders, violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment?

Question Presented (from Petition)

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Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2023-10-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2024)

Attorneys

James Harmon, III
James Harmon III — Petitioner
James Harmon III — Petitioner