Reginald R. Early v. Wendy Kelley

Summary

The court affirmed denial of habeas relief to a juvenile who received life sentences for first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. It held that the constitutional prohibition on juvenile life-without-parole sentences for nonhomicide offenders did not apply because Early also committed homicide, that the rule concerning mandatory juvenile homicide sentences did not apply to his discretionary sentence, and that his double-jeopardy claim was not cognizable in habeas.