State v. Palmer

In 1978, Defendant Calvin Ray Palmer, who was a juvenile at the time of this offense, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence for the first 40 years. However, in accordance with 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 trial court resentenced Defendant to life imprisonment at hard labor, with the benefit of parole eligibility. He now appeals. For the following…