No. 21-7676
Robert Christopher Jones v. Illinois
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-justice eighth-amendment juvenile-justice mandatory-sentencing miller-factors miller-v-alabama plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing sentencing-challenge
Latest Conference:
2022-05-12
Question Presented (from Petition)
(1) Whether a pre- Miller guilty plea bars a post- Miller sentencing challenge
under the Eighth Amendment.
(2) Whether the sentencing process mandated by Miller and Jones is satisfied
where the judge accepts a negotiated plea agreement but fails to consider the
attendant circumstances of youth.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a pre-Miller guilty plea bars a post-Miller sentencing challenge under the Eighth Amendment
Docket Entries
2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-22
Waiver of right of respondent People State of Illinois to respond filed.
2022-04-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 23, 2022)
Attorneys
People State of Illinois
Robert Jones