non-violent-offenses

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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…