RAINER v. HANSEN

No. 18-1427.

950 F.3d 1315 (2020)

Atorrus RAINER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Matthew HANSEN, Warden, Sterling Correctional Facility; and Phil Weiser, Attorney General of the State of Colorado, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED February 25, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen A. Lord , Lord Law Firm, LLC, Denver, Colorado, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ryan A. Crane , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Phillip J. Weiser , Attorney General, with him on the briefs), Office of the Attorney General for the State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before BRISCOE, KELLY, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


The Constitution requires states to offer juveniles convicted of nonhomicide crimes "some meaningful opportunity for release based on demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation." Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 75, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010...

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