No. 19-8448

Lamont Dantzler v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-05-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge constitutional-law criminal-justice criminal-law de-facto-life-sentence due-process juvenile-justice proportionality proportionate-penalties sentencing
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. In an action in which the sole claim is whether,in a case in which
an 18-year-old defendant who received a de facto life sentence does
that sentence violate the Illinois proportionate penalties clause?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an 18-year-old defendant's de facto life sentence violates the Illinois proportionate penalties clause

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-28
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2020-06-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-04-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 11, 2020)

Attorneys

Illinois
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent
Lamont Dantzler
Lamont Dantzler — Petitioner