Dennis v. State

MELTON, Presiding Justice.

On October 18, 1998, Robert James Dennis, who was 17 years old, pled guilty to several charges, including malice murder, in connection with the February 22, 1997 shooting death of Louise Carter. Dennis was sentenced, in relevant part to this appeal, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for malice murder. On October 14, 2015, the State filed a motion to amend Dennis’ sentence based on the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U. S. 460 (132 SCt 2455, 183 LE2d 407) (2012), which held that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of…