White v. Premo

Petitioner was convicted of aggravated murder and murder for acts that he committed with his twin brother in 1993, when they were 15. In the petition for post-conviction relief that gives rise to this appeal, petitioner alleged that his 800-month sentence for murder was unconstitutional because it was vertically disproportionate to his sentence for aggravated murder and because it was a de facto life sentence for a juvenile; he further alleged that his trial and previous post-conviction counsel were constitutionally inadequate for failing to raise those issues. The post-conviction court…