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Parties Involved:
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Children's Law Center of Los Angeles
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Council on Crime and Justice
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Frank Vandervort
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
ISAIAH
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Juvenile Justice Initiative
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Juvenile Law Center
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Kristin Henning
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Legal Rights Center
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
LaMonte Rydell Martin
Appellant
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
National Center for Youth Law
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
National Juvenile Defender Center
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
National Juvenile Justice Network
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Rutgers School of Law - Camden Children's Justice Clinic
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
San Francisco Office of the Public Defender
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Stephen K. Harper
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Jessica Symmes
Appellee
The Orleans Public Defenders
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
The Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Youth Law Center
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 13-3676

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LaMonte Rydell Martin

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant

v.

Jessica Symmes, Warden, Oak Park Heights Facility, Minnesota

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee

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Juvenile Law Center; Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth; Children's Law

Center of Los Angeles; Council on Crime and Justice; Defender Association of

Philadelphia; ISAIAH; Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana; Juvenile Justice

Initiative; Legal Rights Center; National Association of Criminal Defense

Lawyers; National Center for Youth Law; National Juvenile Defender Center;

National Juvenile Justice Network; National Legal Aid & Defender Association;

The Orleans Public Defenders; The Pacific Juvenile Defender Center; The Public

Defender Service for the District of Columbia; Rutgers School of Law - Camden

Children's Justice Clinic; San Francisco Office of the Public Defender; Youth Law

Center; Stephen K. Harper; Kristin Henning; Frank Vandervort

lllllllllllllllllllllAmici on Behalf of Appellant(s)

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis

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Appellate Case: 13-3676 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/03/2016 Entry ID: 4394649 
 Submitted: April 13, 2016

 Filed: May 3, 2016

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Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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BENTON, Circuit Judge.

This case is before this court on remand fromthe United States Supreme Court. 

LaMonte Rydell Martin was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life

without parole. He was 17 years old at the time of the murder. Martin argues his

sentence is in violation of the Eighth Amendment, citing Miller v. Alabama, 132 S.

Ct. 2455 (2012). This court disagreed, holding Miller does not apply retroactively

to cases on collateral review. Martin v. Symmes, 782 F.3d 939 (8th Cir. 2015).

In Martin v. Smith, No. 15-6030 (Mar. 7, 2016), the Supreme Court granted

certiorari and vacated this court’s earlier judgment based on the Montgomery case.

See Montgomery v. Louisiana, 136 S. Ct. 718 (2016) (ruling Miller applies

retroactively to cases on collateral review). 

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This court vacates Part I of its previous opinion while reaffirming Part II. The

previous judgment is vacated and the case remanded for proceedings consistent with

this opinion. 

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Appellate Case: 13-3676 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/03/2016 Entry ID: 4394649