OFFICE OF the PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, FOR ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Movant
Norman Brown; Ralph McElroy; Sidney C. Roberts; Theron Roland, also known as Theron "Pete" Roland, Plaintiffs-Appellees
v.
Anne L. PRECYTHE, in her official capacity, Director of Missouri Department of Corrections; Kenneth Jones, in his official capacity, Chairman of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Jim Wells, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Martin Rucker, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Ellis McSwain, Jr., in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Don Ruzicka, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Jennifer Zamkus, in her official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Gary Dusenberg, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, Defendants-Appellants
Current and Former State Prosecutors, State Attorneys General, DOJ Officials, U.S. Attorneys, and Former Corrections Directors; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; Juvenile Law Center; Children and Family Justice Center; Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Individual Mental Health Professionals; The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth; National Association for Public Defense, Amici on Behalf of Appellee(s)
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, for St. Louis County, Movant
Norman Brown; Ralph McElroy; Sidney C. Roberts; Theron Roland, also known as Theron "Pete" Roland, Plaintiffs-Appellants
v.
Anne L. Precythe, in her official capacity, Director of Missouri Department of Corrections; Kenneth Jones, in his official capacity, Chairman of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Jim Wells, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Martin Rucker, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Ellis McSwain, Jr., in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Don Ruzicka, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Jennifer Zamkus, in her official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Gary Dusenberg, in his official capacity, Member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, Defendants-Appellees
Children and Family Justice Center; Current and Former State Prosecutors, State Attorneys General, DOJ Officials, U.S. Attorneys, and Former Corrections Directors; Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality; Juvenile Law Center; The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s).
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Submitted: November 23, 2020.
Filed: September 17, 2021.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellants/cross appellees and appeared on the brief, was Andrew Crane , AAG, of Jefferson City, MO.
The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; Sherrilyn A. Ifill , of New York, NY., Daniel S. Harawa , of St. Louis, MO., Samuel Spital , of New York, NY.
The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of Current and Former State Prosecutors, State Attorneys General, DOJ Officials, U.S. Attorneys, and Former Corrections Directors; Joseph C. Welling , of St. Louis, MO., John R. Mills , of Oakland, CA., Jennifer Merrigan , of Philadelphia, PA.
The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of National Association for Public Defense; Bram Elias , of Iowa City, IA., John Allen , of Iowa City, IA.
Before COLLOTON, ARNOLD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
KELLY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from a constitutional challenge to Missouri's remedial parole review process for individuals sentenced to mandatory life without the possibility of parole for homicide offenses committed as juveniles. The plaintiffs, a class of Missouri inmates who were sentenced to mandatory life without parole for such...
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