In re Stevens

¶ 1. Petitioner appeals from the Chittenden Civil Division’s decision granting the State’s motion for summary judgment on his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR). On appeal, petitioner argues that the trial court erred in determining that his sentence of life without parole for attempted murder does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment.

¶ 2. The facts of petitioner’s underlying conviction are not in dispute, and were previously summarized by this Court as follows:

Prior to August 13, 1999,…