A. IS PETITIONER'S TWENTY-FIVE YEAR MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OFFENSE COMMITTED VIOLATING THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION'S PROHIBITION AGAINST CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT; DO THE FEDERAL COURT' DECISIONS ON PETITIONER'S CLAIM CONFLICT; AND IS GUIDANCE NEEDED FROM THIS COURT TO PROPERLY RESOLVE PETITIONER'S EIGHTH AMENDMENT CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT CLAIM?

Is petitioner's twenty-five year mandatory minimum sentence disproportionate to the offense committed violating the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment; do the federal court decisions on petitioner's claim conflict; and is guidance needed from this Court to properly resolve petitioner's Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishment claim?