State ex rel. Carr v. Wallace
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2017 | State Juristiction

State ex rel. Carr v. Wallace

Keywords juvenile sentencing; life without parole; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Miller v. Alabama; Eighth Amendment

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This 2017 case before the Supreme Court of Missouri involved Jason Clay Carr who was convicted on three counts of capital murder in 1983 and sentenced to three concurrent terms of life without parole for 50 years each. In light of the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, Mr. Carr appealed his sentence, claiming it was unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment under Miller. The Supreme Court of Missouri held that Mr. Carr's three life sentences without the possibility of parole for 50 years were imposed without an opportunity for the jury to consider Mr. Carr's youth and its attendant circumstances, violating the Eighth Amendment.

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This 2017 case before the Supreme Court of Missouri involved Jason Clay Carr who was convicted on three counts of capital murder in 1983 and sentenced to three concurrent terms of life without parole for 50 years each. In light of the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, Mr. Carr appealed his sentence, claiming it was unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment under Miller. The Supreme Court of Missouri held that Mr. Carr's three life sentences without the possibility of parole for 50 years were imposed without an opportunity for the jury to consider Mr. Carr's youth and its attendant circumstances, violating the Eighth Amendment.

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This case, heard by the Supreme Court of Missouri in 2017, involved Jason Clay Carr who was convicted of three counts of capital murder in 1983 and sentenced to three concurrent terms of life without parole for 50 years each. Following the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, Carr appealed his sentence, arguing that it violated the Eighth Amendment. The Missouri Supreme Court ultimately found that Carr's sentence was unconstitutional because it was imposed without consideration of his youth and its mitigating factors.

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This 2017 case before the Supreme Court of Missouri involved Jason Clay Carr who was convicted on three counts of capital murder in 1983 and sentenced to three concurrent terms of life without parole for 50 years each. In light of the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, Mr. Carr appealed his sentence, claiming it was unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment under Miller. The Supreme Court of Missouri held that Mr. Carr's three life sentences without the possibility of parole for 50 years were imposed without an opportunity for the jury to consider Mr. Carr's youth and its attendant circumstances, violating the Eighth Amendment.

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In 2017, the Supreme Court of Missouri reviewed the case of Jason Clay Carr. Mr. Carr had been convicted of three counts of capital murder in 1983 and sentenced to three concurrent life sentences without parole for 50 years each. He appealed his sentence based on the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, arguing that his sentence violated the Eighth Amendment. The Missouri Supreme Court agreed, ruling that Mr. Carr's sentences were imposed without the jury having the opportunity to consider his youth and its impact. This, they concluded, violated the Eighth Amendment.

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This 2017 case before the Supreme Court of Missouri involved Jason Clay Carr who was convicted on three counts of capital murder in 1983 and sentenced to three concurrent terms of life without parole for 50 years each. In light of the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, Mr. Carr appealed his sentence, claiming it was unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment under Miller. The Supreme Court of Missouri held that Mr. Carr's three life sentences without the possibility of parole for 50 years were imposed without an opportunity for the jury to consider Mr. Carr's youth and its attendant circumstances, violating the Eighth Amendment.

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This case from 2017 involved Jason Clay Carr, who was convicted in 1983 for three counts of murder and sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole for 50 years each.

Mr. Carr appealed his sentence, arguing that it violated the Eighth Amendment based on a 2012 Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. Alabama. This ruling stated that sentences of life without parole for juveniles must consider the defendant's age and circumstances.

The Missouri Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Carr, ruling that his sentences were unconstitutional because the jury was not given the chance to consider his age and background.

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This 2017 case before the Supreme Court of Missouri involved Jason Clay Carr who was convicted on three counts of capital murder in 1983 and sentenced to three concurrent terms of life without parole for 50 years each. In light of the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, Mr. Carr appealed his sentence, claiming it was unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment under Miller. The Supreme Court of Missouri held that Mr. Carr's three life sentences without the possibility of parole for 50 years were imposed without an opportunity for the jury to consider Mr. Carr's youth and its attendant circumstances, violating the Eighth Amendment.

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In 2017, the Supreme Court of Missouri heard a case about Jason Clay Carr. He was found guilty of murder in 1983 and given three life sentences without the chance of parole for 50 years each.

Mr. Carr argued that his sentence was unfair because it went against the Eighth Amendment, which protects people from cruel and unusual punishment. He based his argument on a 2012 Supreme Court case called Miller v. Alabama.

The Missouri Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Carr. They said that his sentences were given without letting the jury consider his age and what was happening in his life at the time. This was against the Eighth Amendment.

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527 S.W.3d 55, 60-62 (Mo. 2017)

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