Legal Opinion

Sarah Marie Johnson v. State

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 2017No. Docket 42857PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

Sarah Johnson appeals from the Blaine County district court’s order dismissing her successive petition for post-conviction relief. On appeal, Johnson argues: (1) the district court erred in denying her request under Idaho Code section 19-4902 for additional DNA testing; (2) that in light of Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), and Montgomery v. Louisiana, — U.S. —, 136 S.Ct. 718, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (2016), the district court erred in dismissing her Eighth Amendment claim because as a minor, the imposition of two fixed life sentences is…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ethan Allen Windom v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 2017
  2. State v. ShanahanIdaho Supreme Court · 2019
  3. In re Edwin A. Towne, Jr.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  4. Garcia v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Creech v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 2024

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