Calvin Lowe v. Lona McCastlain

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Lowe’s petition for declaratory judgment and mandamus because his allegations did not establish an exception to sovereign immunity. It held that the statutes Lowe relied on did not create a protected liberty interest in parole eligibility for a person serving life without parole for capital murder, and that his equal-protection claim failed because he was not similarly situated to juveniles convicted of capital murder and no fundamental right was implicated.