Johnnie Franklin Wills v. Michael Reger, Superintendent, Northern Correctional Facility
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Whether a judicially crafted residual clause allowing life sentences under a state recidivist statute is unconstitutional in light of recent Supreme Court precedents
Is a judicially crafted residual clause, which allows a life sentence to be imposed via a state recidivist statute only when certain underlying crimes meet the threshold of “(1) actual violence, (2) a threat of violence, or (3) substantial impact upon the victim such that harm results,” unconstitutional in light of this Court's holdings in Johnson v. United States , 576 U.S. 591, 135 S. Ct. 2551, 192 L. Ed. 2D 569 (2015); Sessions v. Dimaya , 584 U.S. 148, 138 S.Ct. 1204, 200 L.Ed.2d 549 (2018), and United States v. Davis , 588 U.S. 445, 139 S. Ct. 2319, 204 L.Ed.2d 757 (2019)? i