Whether a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for felony murder, imposed on a defendant who did not kill or intend the death of the victim and was twenty years old at the time of the offense, violates the Eighth Amendment

Petitioner received a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for felony murder. He was twenty years old at the time of the offense, did not kill or injure the victim, and was not alleged to have had any mens rea regarding the killing. The question presented is whether a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, imposed for felony murder on a defendant who did not participate in or intend the death of the victim and was twenty years old at the time of the offense, violates the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.