Martinez v. U.S.

Dist. Ct. did not err in denying defendants’ separate motions under 28 USC section 2255 to vacate or set aside their life sentences on RICO violations on ground that said sentences were unconstitutional under Miller, 32 S.Ct. 2455, since defendants were minors at time instant offenses were committed. Ct., though, found that Miller did not apply since: (1) unlike life sentence in Miller, instant life sentences were not mandatory for RICO offenses; and (2) record otherwise showed that Dist. Ct. made individualized assessments of each defendant prior to imposing instant life sentences.