Christopher Thomas Scamahorn v. Florida

Question 1: Whether under the Eighth Amendment as applied to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment, the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits the continued incarceration of juvenile offenders who have demonstrated sufficient maturity and rehabilitation as described by this Court in Graham v. Florida. 130 S.Ct. 2011 (2010) and Miller v. Alabama. 132 S.Ct. 2455 (2012) when provided their meaningful opportunity for release? Question 2: Whether under Florida's law implementing Graham and Miller juvenile offender review, does a trial court violate the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause as understood in Graham and Miller when the court is presented evidence of the juvenile's maturity and rehabilitation but does not modify the juvenile's sentence to allow for release? Question 3: Whether under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, did Petitioner present sufficient evidence establishing his maturity, rehabilitation, and fitness to re-enter society when provided a meaningful opportunity as understood in Graham and Miller?