sexually-violent-person

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
20-5542 Devin M. Kugler v. Illinois Illinois 2020-09-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-commitment civil-rights constitutional-limitation due-process juvenile-adjudication life-sentence miller-v-alabama sentencing-precedent sexually-violent-person Whether this Court's decision in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), which prohibits life sentences for juveniles, prevents a court from civilly c…
19-7303 Michael W. Smith v. Illinois Illinois 2020-01-16 Denied IFP civil-commitment civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mental-competency plea-agreement plea-bargaining sexually-violent-person sixth-amendment Does the Petitioner have a legal right to be admonished about indefinite involuntary civil commitment before accepting a plea agreement?