State v. Riley
| Decision Date | 20 February 2013 |
| Citation | State v. Riley, 308 Conn. 910, 61 A.3d 531 (Conn. 2013) |
| Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Parties | STATE of Connecticut v. Ackeem RILEY. |
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Heather M. Wood, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Melissa Patterson, assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 140 Conn.App. 1, 58 A.3d 304, is granted, limited to the following issue:
“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the juvenile defendant's total sentence of 100 years imprisonment was properly imposed under the eighth amendment to the United States constitution as interpreted by Miller v. Alabama, ––– U.S. ––––, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 183 L.Ed.2d 407, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), and Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010)?”
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3 cases
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State v. Null
...conclusion in like circumstances in State v. Riley, 140 Conn.App. 1, 58 A.3d 304 (Ct.2013), certification granted in part by308 Conn. 910, 61 A.3d 531 (2013). The trial court there had imposed an LWOP sentence pre-Miller, which the court of appeals sustained post-Miller: [E]ven though the d......
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People v. Eliason
... ... Bursch, Solicitor General, Arthur J. Cotter, Prosecuting Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Wild, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people. State Appellate Defender (by Jonathan Sacks) for defendant. Before: GLEICHER, P.J., and O'CONNELL and MURRAY, JJ. Opinion of the Court MURRAY, J ... ” State v. Riley, 140 Conn.App. 1, 15 n. 8, 58 A3d 304 (2013), lv. gtd. in part 308 Conn. 910 (2013). Again, Miller unquestionably did not invalidate state [300 ... ...
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Casiano v. Comm'r of Corr.
...court agreed and granted the respondent's motion. Following this court's decision granting certification to appeal in State v. Riley, 308 Conn. 910, 61 A.3d 531 (2013), the petitioner appealed from the habeas court's judgment to the Appellate Court, and we transferred the appeal to this cou......
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THE TRILOGY AND BEYOND.
...to consider the Miller factors before determining sentence."); State v. Riley, 58 A.3d 304, 314-17 (Con App. Ct. 2013), cert, granted, 61 A.3d 531 (Conn. 2013) (holding that trial courts have broad discretion in what factors to consider, and as long as defendants have the opportunity to pre......