No. 23A850

Benjamin F. Whiteman v. Kathy Jennings, Attorney General of Delaware, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-20
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-challenge cruel-and-unusual due-process habitual-offender mandatory-minimum sentencing-statute
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state sentencing statute that mandates consecutive sentences for habitual offenders without judicial discretion violates due process and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment

Docket Entries

2024-03-22
Application (23A850) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 26, 2024.
2024-03-01
Application (23A850) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2024 to April 26, 2024, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. (Justice Alito is recused.)

Attorneys

Benjamin F. Whiteman
Benjamin F. Whiteman — Petitioner