No. 20-6116

Terry Joseph Wernicke, Jr. v. Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment felony-murder juvenile-offender life-sentence parole
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits the imposition of a life sentence without the possibility of parole for a juvenile offender convicted of felony murder

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-03
Waiver of right of respondent Court of Appeal of CA, et al. to respond filed.
2020-10-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Court of Appeal of CA, et al.
Tami Michelle KrenzinOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Terry Joseph Wernicke, Jr.
Terry Joseph Wernicke Jr. — Petitioner