Footes v. Bishop

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND AARON DEVON FOOTES, * Petitioner, * v. * Civil Action No. JRR-16-786 FRANK B. BISHOP, JR., and * THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, * Respondents. * *** MEMORANDUM Aaron Devon Footes brings this Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, collaterally attacking his 1997 state sentence. ECF 1-1. Footes contends his de facto life sentence violates the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as Supreme Court precedent (Miller v. Alabama,

567 U.S. 460

(2012) and Montgomery v.…