Julio Bonilla appeals from a district court ruling denying his petition for judicial review. Bonilla argues (1) the U.S. and Iowa constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment require the board of parole to provide juvenile offenders with a realistic and meaningful opportunity to obtain release based on their demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation, (2) the due process clauses of the U.S. and Iowa Constitutions require the board of parole to provide juvenile offenders a realistic and meaningful opportunity for release, (3) the specific safeguards articulated in Bonilla’s motions to the board of parole are necessary to ensure that the Board affords him a realistic and meaningful opportunity for release, and (4) the district court improperly applied dicta from State v. Zarate in dismissing his claims.

County:

Polk

Trial Court Case No.:

CVCV052692