Antonio Jackson v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED November 23, 2020 No. 19-30772 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Antonio M. Jackson, Petitioner—Appellant, versus Darrel Vannoy, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent—Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 1:19-CV-665 ORDER: Mandatory life imprisonment without possibility of parole is the only punishment authorized by Louisiana’s second-degree murder statute. The United States Supreme Court, however, has held that the Constitution…