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LAMARIO HILL v. KEVIN GENOVESE, WARDEN

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Apr 11, 2022

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Lamario Hill, Tiptonville, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2: Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Katharine K. Decker, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Danny Goodman Jr., District Attorney General; and James Wax and Michelle Parks, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MCMULLEN

The pro se Petitioner, Lamario Hill, appeals the Lake County Circuit Court’s summary dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus from his convictions for first degree felony murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, and aggravated assault, for which he received a sentence of life imprisonment and concurrent sentences of nine and four years, respectively. On appeal, the Petitioner argues that the judgment for his life sentence is void (1) because it was imposed pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-35- 501(i), which he claims is invalid, and because it was imposed in contravention of Tennessee Code Annotated sections 40-35-501(a)(2) and 40-28-115(b)(1); and (2) because it was imposed in violation of the Eighth Amendment pursuant to Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), and Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. 190 (2016). We affirm the judgment of the habeas corpus court.

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