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30 Oct 2019, 10:13 am by DONALD SCARINCI
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), the Supreme Court held that “mandatory life without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on ‘cruel and unusual punishments.'” Four years later, in Montgomery v. [read post]
27 Apr 2021, 3:22 pm by Jamie Markham
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), the Supreme Court held that a person who commits a homicide when he or she is under 18 may not be mandatorily sentenced to life without parole; the sentencing judge must have discretion to impose a lesser punishment. [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 7:26 pm by Jamie Markham
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), the Supreme Court held that a sentencing regime that makes life without parole mandatory for a murder committed by a defendant under the age of 18 is unconstitutional. [read post]
16 Aug 2021, 7:02 pm
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2102) nor Montgomery v. [read post]
3 May 2021, 8:39 am by DONALD SCARINCI
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), which held that the Eighth Amendment permits a life-without-parole sentence for a defendant who committed a homicide when he or she was under 18, but only if the sentence is not mandatory and the sentencer therefore has discretion to impose a lesser punishment. [read post]
5 Dec 2017, 5:30 pm by Embajador Microjuris al Día
Por el contrario, las mismas se erigen de espaldas a nuevos e importantes fundamentos científicos y jurídicos reconocidos por la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos en Roper v Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005), Graham v Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010), Miller v Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) y Montgomery v Louisiana, 577 U.S. ___ (2016). [read post]
7 Sep 2018, 11:40 am by valientelaw
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), which held that the Eighth Amendment forbids the imposition of a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for a juvenile homicide offender. [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 5:51 am by valientelaw
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), and subsequent revisions to Florida’s sentencing statute, is entitled to a resentencing hearing in light of Atwell v. [read post]
21 Jun 2022, 4:48 am by Jeff Welty
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), that the Eighth Amendment bars the automatic, mandatory imposition of a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for a juvenile defendant. [read post]
3 Dec 2019, 3:53 pm by Shea Denning
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), this Court held that “mandatory life without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on ‘cruel and unusual punishments.'” Id. at 465. [read post]
22 Feb 2022, 10:49 am by Jacquelyn Greene
Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) (prohibiting mandatory life without parole for any juvenile offense); and Montgomery v. [read post]