non-violent-offenses
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-7618 | Dennis Dewayne Jackson v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2023-05-23 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment first-time-offender non-violent-offense non-violent-offenses procedural-reasonableness sentencing-guidelines | whether-the-sentence-of-138-months'-imprisonment-imposed-on-a-first-time-offender-violated-the-eighth-amendment-prohibition-against-cruel-and-unusual-… |
| 22-6138 | Michael Lindell Teasley v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2022-11-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | abuse-of-discretion civil-rights court-of-appeals criminal-procedure district-court due-process eighth-circuit equal-protection judicial-discretion non-violent-offenses sentencing sentencing-guidelines | Whether the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, South on Piswier of Iowa, abused its discretion by violating the Cera Feendeg guidelines, which t… |
| 19-7626 | Lonnie Rarden v. Ohio | Ohio | 2020-02-12 | Dismissed | IFP | cruel-and-unusual-punishment disproportionate-sentences due-process eighth-amendment non-violent-offense non-violent-offenses proportionality-review sentencing sentencing-disparity | Is sentencing a defendant to a de facto life sentence for non-violent offenses a violation of the Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual pun… |