State v. McCleese

Summary

The Connecticut Supreme Court held that retroactive parole eligibility provided under Public Act 15-84 adequately remedied a Miller v. Alabama violation for a juvenile offender sentenced to eighty-five years imprisonment without parole. The court rejected the defendant’s state constitutional, separation-of-powers, due process, and equal protection challenges to the statute and affirmed dismissal of his motion to correct an illegal sentence as moot. The court concluded that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the defendant had no remaining colorable claim requiring correction.