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State v. Ramos
Keywords juvenile offender sentencing; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Miller v. Alabama; youth age; age-related characteristics; constitutional requirements
Bright v. Massachusetts
Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); age-related considerations; considerations for teenagers in criminal cases; juvenile defendant; joint venture; accompaniment theory
Ira v. Janecka
Keywords New Mexico Supreme Court; eligibility for parole; juvenile offender sentencing; meaningful opportunity for release; Miller v. Alabama; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; rehabilitation potential of youth
People v. Hyatt
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; felony murder; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; potential for rehabilitation of youth
State v. James
Keywords North Carolina Supreme Court ; Miller v. Alabama; LWOP; juvenile offender; potential for rehabilitation of youth; mandatory minimum sentences
Valencia v. Arizona
Keywords Arizona Supreme Court; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; second-degree murder; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); retroactive application of Miller; Miller v. Alabama
State v. Scott
Keywords Washington Supreme Court; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); juvenile offenders; three strikes law; state constitutional protections
State v. Harrison
Keywords felony murder doctrine; juvenile offender; Iowa Supreme Court; cruel and unusual punishment; ineffective assistance of counsel; due process
People v. Mendoza
Keywords reduced culpability; juvenile offender; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Miller v. Alabama; procedural safeguards; potential for rehabilitation
Carter v. State
Keywords juvenile life without parole; LWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Maryland parole system; potential for rehabilitation; meaningful opportunity for release
State of Tennessee v. Tyshon Booker
Keywords defacto life sentence; juvenile sentencing; rehabilitation of juveniles; juvenile offender; LWOP; juvenile life without parole
State v. Williams-Bey
Keywords juvenile resentencing; mitigating factors of youth; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); mandatory minimum sentencing; parole eligibility
Brown v. Jordan
Keywords transfer to criminal court; first-degree murder; felony murder; aggravated robbery; post-conviction relief
Commonwealth v. Foust
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; driving under influence; potential for reform ; public safety vs. punishment; mandatory minimum sentence
Howell v. Tennessee
Keywords LWOP; Post-conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act of 2021; murder conviction; right to a fair trial; felony murder doctrine