Dennis LeBlanc v. Randall Mathena

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Judge JOHNSTON joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a dissenting opinion.

WYNN, Circuit Judge:

Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 74, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), held that “the Eighth Amendment forbids the sentence of life without parole” for juvenile offenders convicted of nonhomicide offenses. Accordingly, the Supreme Court held that States must provide juvenile nonhomicide offenders sentenced to life imprisonment with “some meaningful opportunity to obtain release based on demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation.” Id at…