MARTIN v. SYMMES

No. 13-3676.

820 F.3d 1012 (2016)

LaMonte Rydell MARTIN, Petitioner-Appellant v. Jessica SYMMES, Warden, Oak Park Heights Facility, Minnesota, Defendant-Appellee. Juvenile Law Center; Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth; Children's Law Center of Los Angeles; Council on Crime and Justice; Defender Association of Philadelphia; Isaiah; Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana; Juvenile Justice Initiative; Legal Rights Center; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Center for Youth Law; National Juvenile Defender Center; National Juvenile Justice Network; National Legal Aid & Defender Association; The Orleans Public Defenders; The Pacific Juvenile Defender Center; The Public Defender Service for the; Rutgers School of Law-Camden Children's Justice Clinic; San Francisco Office of the Public Defender; Youth Law Center; Stephen K. Harper; Kristin Henning; Frank Vandervort, Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan Allen Stevenson , Montgomery, AL, Zachary Allen Longsdorf , Inver Grove Heights, MN, for appellant.

Lee W. Barry , Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Marsha L. Levick , on the amicus brief, Philadelphia, PA.

Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


This case is before this court on remand from the United States Supreme Court. LaMonte Rydell Martin was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. He was 17 years old at the time of the murder. Martin argues his sentence is in violation of the Eighth Amendment, citing Miller v. Alabama,...

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