In Miller v. Alabama and Montgomery v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court held mandatory juvenile life without parole sentences unconstitutional and applied this retroactively. Many state juvenile life without parole statutes list factors for a court to consider in deciding whether to sentence to life without parole. Frequently, victim or community impact testimony (or both) are included. This Note argues that the inclusion of such should not be permitted during the consideration of a juvenile life without parole sentence, as it does not contribute to individualized sentencing or rehabilitative potential of an offender
In a series of Eighth Amendment cases referred to as the Miller trilogy, the Supreme Court significa...
The United States Supreme Court has recently recognized new constitutional limitations on the use of...
For decades, the Supreme Court has protected juveniles from harsh punishments, such as mandatory lif...
The Supreme Court\u27s recent decision in Miller v. Alabama found that juvenile life without the pos...
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits excessive criminal sanctions, and the Suprem...
In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court found mandatory life-without-parole sentences against ...
Recent United States Supreme Court decisions have declared it unconstitutional to sentence a juvenil...
In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court decided Miller v. Alabama, marking significant progres...
In most states, juveniles may receive the sentence of life without the possibility of parole when co...
Over the last decade, the Supreme Court of the United States has delivered a series of rulings estab...
Across the country, states are grappling with how to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent dec...
This Article focuses very little on the implications of Miller and Graham for the population they mo...
Regardless of the numerous differences between juveniles and adults, some states, including the Stat...
Under the U.S. Supreme Court’s current juvenile sentencing jurisprudence, a juvenile may legally rec...
Miller v. Alabama appeared to strengthen constitutional protections for juvenile sentencing that the...
In a series of Eighth Amendment cases referred to as the Miller trilogy, the Supreme Court significa...
The United States Supreme Court has recently recognized new constitutional limitations on the use of...
For decades, the Supreme Court has protected juveniles from harsh punishments, such as mandatory lif...
The Supreme Court\u27s recent decision in Miller v. Alabama found that juvenile life without the pos...
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits excessive criminal sanctions, and the Suprem...
In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court found mandatory life-without-parole sentences against ...
Recent United States Supreme Court decisions have declared it unconstitutional to sentence a juvenil...
In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court decided Miller v. Alabama, marking significant progres...
In most states, juveniles may receive the sentence of life without the possibility of parole when co...
Over the last decade, the Supreme Court of the United States has delivered a series of rulings estab...
Across the country, states are grappling with how to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent dec...
This Article focuses very little on the implications of Miller and Graham for the population they mo...
Regardless of the numerous differences between juveniles and adults, some states, including the Stat...
Under the U.S. Supreme Court’s current juvenile sentencing jurisprudence, a juvenile may legally rec...
Miller v. Alabama appeared to strengthen constitutional protections for juvenile sentencing that the...
In a series of Eighth Amendment cases referred to as the Miller trilogy, the Supreme Court significa...
The United States Supreme Court has recently recognized new constitutional limitations on the use of...
For decades, the Supreme Court has protected juveniles from harsh punishments, such as mandatory lif...