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Jerrard T. Cook, aka Jerrad T. Cook, aka Jerrard Cook aka Jerrard Tramaine Cook, aka J-Fat v. Mississippi
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Mississippi, No. 2016-CA-00687-COA · judgment August 8, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
The Court stated in Montgomery v. Louisiana that the Eighth Amendment prohibits life without parole sentences “for all but the rarest of juvenile offenders, those whose crimes reflect permanent incorrigibility.” 136 S. Ct. 718, 734 (2016). Nonetheless, federal appellate courts and state courts of last resort are divided on whether the Eighth Amendment authorizes a juvenile to be sentenced to life without parole absent a finding of permanent incorrigibility. The first question presented is:
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Whether the Eighth Amendment requires the sentencing authority to make a finding that a juvenile is permanently incorrigible in order to impose a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The second question presented is:
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Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits a life without parole sentence for a crime committed by a juvenile.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David Michael Shapiro
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
For respondent
Scott Stuart
Office of the Attorney General
Proceedings
- Jan 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Dec 19 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
- Dec 17 2018Reply of petitioner Jerrard T. Cook filed.
- Dec 03 2018Brief of respondent State of Mississippi in opposition filed.
- Nov 14 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 3, 2018.
- Nov 08 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2018 to December 3, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 11 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 13, 2018.
- Oct 10 2018Motion of State of Mississippi for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (October 16, 2018 - Duplicate submission)
- Oct 09 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 11, 2018 to November 13, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 11 2018Response Requested. (Due October 11, 2018)
- Sep 05 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
- Aug 20 2018Waiver of right of respondent State of Mississippi to respond filed.
- Jul 20 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2018)
- Jun 01 2018Application (17A1336) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 20, 2018.
- May 31 2018Application (17A1336) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 20, 2018 to July 20, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.