No. 20-7160
Emmett Garrison, IV v. Louisiana
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process eighth-amendment juvenile-offenders juvenile-sentencing life-without-parole presumption sentencing sentencing-discretion
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference:
2021-06-24
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
If the Eighth Amendment forbids automatic life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders, does a sentencing court have the discretion to impose a presumption in favor of life without parole?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth Amendment forbids a sentencing court from applying a presumption in favor of life without parole for a juvenile offender
Docket Entries
2021-06-28
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-11
Reply of petitioner Emmett Garrison filed. (Distributed)
2021-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-05-21
Brief of respondent State of Louisiana in opposition filed.
2021-04-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 28, 2021.
2021-04-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 28, 2021 to May 28, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-03-29
Response Requested. (Due April 28, 2021)
2021-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-18
Waiver of right of respondent State of Louisiana to respond filed.
2020-12-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2021)
Attorneys
Emmett Garrison
Meghan Claire Harwell — Petitioner
State of Louisiana
Elizabeth Baker Murrill — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent