No. 20-5333

Norman Paul Blanco v. Ralph Diaz, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: administrative-law california-penal-code civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-sentencing cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment felony-convictions judicial-review legal-procedure sentencing-enhancements statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether California's sentencing enhancement scheme for certain felony convictions violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-08-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Norman Blanco
Norman P. Blanco — Petitioner