eighth-amendment-sentencing

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23A57 Tyrone Robinson, aka Tyrone R. Robinson v. United States Eighth Circuit 2023-07-21 Presumed Complete circuit-split controlled-substance-offense eighth-amendment-sentencing federal-standards jerome-presumption sentencing-guidelines Whether the definition of 'controlled substance offense' in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b) should be interpreted according to federal standards or permits applic…
18-6155 Christian Lemus Cerna, aka Leopardo, aka Bago, aka Vago, aka Gatito, aka Christian Josue Lemus Alfaro v. United States Fourth Circuit 2018-10-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP brady-evidence-disclosure brady-violation brady-violations court-of-appeals criminal-procedure eighth-amendment eighth-amendment-sentencing evidence-admission false-testimony jury-instructions lesser-included-offenses mandatory-life-sentence severance-of-defendants uncharged-conduct-evidence uncharged-murder-evidence Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the district court's decisions