No. 25-6678
Isaac Ramirez Rodriguez v. Virginia
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment mandatory-minimum proportionality sentencing
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Are the mandatory minimum life sentence provisions of Virginia Code §§ 18.2-61(B)(2) and 18.2-67.2(B)(2) unconstitutional as constituting Cruel and Unusual Punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, making the mandatory minimum sentence of two life sentences plus 60 years plus 12 months imposed upon Petitioner in this case unconstitutionally disproportionate to the particular crimes for which he was convicted and unconstitutional.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Are the mandatory minimum life sentence provisions of Virginia Code §§ 18.2-61(B)(2) and 18.2-67.2(B)(2) unconstitutional as constituting Cruel and Unusual Punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment?
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-30
Waiver of Virginia of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-30
Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed.
2026-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2026)
Attorneys
Isaac Rodriguez
James Chandler Martin — Martin & Martin Law Firm, Petitioner
Virginia
Ethan Padilla Fallon — Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Respondent