Frederick Pennington, Jr., Appellant v. Ray Hobbs

Summary

The court dismissed Pennington's appeal from the denial of habeas relief because he could not prevail on the claims presented. It held that his life sentences were not illegal under the juvenile-sentencing rule because the governing statute authorized a range of five years to life rather than mandating life without parole, and it held that his remaining claims were not cognizable in habeas proceedings or were not brought under the statutory actual-innocence procedure. The court denied the separate habeas petition filed directly in that court and deemed the associated motions moot.