State v. Zuber
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2017 | State Juristiction

State v. Zuber

Keywords juvenile sentencing; resentencing; parole eligiblity; juvenile justice reform; Graham v. Florida; Miller v. Alabama

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State v. Zuber was a significant New Jersey state case involving juvenile sentencing. The case involved Ricky Zuber, who was convicted of multiple serious offenses as a teenager, resulting in an original sentence of 110 total years with 55 years of parole ineligibility. In light of Supreme Court decisions Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber asked the court to reconsider his sentence with consideration for his age at the time of his crimes.

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State v. Zuber was a significant New Jersey state case involving juvenile sentencing. The case involved Ricky Zuber, who was convicted of multiple serious offenses as a teenager, resulting in an original sentence of 110 total years with 55 years of parole ineligibility. In light of Supreme Court decisions Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber asked the court to reconsider his sentence with consideration for his age at the time of his crimes.

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State v. Zuber was a landmark New Jersey case concerning the sentencing of juveniles. The case involved Ricky Zuber, who was found guilty of several serious offenses committed during his adolescence. Zuber received an initial sentence of 110 years with 55 years of parole ineligibility. In the wake of the Supreme Court rulings in Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber requested the court to reexamine his sentence, specifically considering his age at the time of the offenses.

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State v. Zuber was a significant New Jersey state case involving juvenile sentencing. The case involved Ricky Zuber, who was convicted of multiple serious offenses as a teenager, resulting in an original sentence of 110 total years with 55 years of parole ineligibility. In light of Supreme Court decisions Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber asked the court to reconsider his sentence with consideration for his age at the time of his crimes.

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State v. Zuber was a landmark case in New Jersey regarding the sentencing of juveniles. Ricky Zuber, convicted as a teenager of multiple serious offenses, received an initial sentence of 110 years with 55 years of parole ineligibility. In response to Supreme Court rulings in Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber sought a sentence reconsideration, arguing that his age at the time of the offenses should be considered.

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State v. Zuber was a significant New Jersey state case involving juvenile sentencing. The case involved Ricky Zuber, who was convicted of multiple serious offenses as a teenager, resulting in an original sentence of 110 total years with 55 years of parole ineligibility. In light of Supreme Court decisions Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber asked the court to reconsider his sentence with consideration for his age at the time of his crimes.

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The case of State v. Zuber was a major legal case in New Jersey, focused on sentencing young people. Ricky Zuber was found guilty of several serious crimes when he was a teenager and was given a sentence of 110 years, with 55 years before he could be considered for parole. After the Supreme Court ruled on two important cases, Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber asked the court to re-evaluate his sentence, considering his age when he committed the crimes.

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State v. Zuber was a significant New Jersey state case involving juvenile sentencing. The case involved Ricky Zuber, who was convicted of multiple serious offenses as a teenager, resulting in an original sentence of 110 total years with 55 years of parole ineligibility. In light of Supreme Court decisions Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama, Zuber asked the court to reconsider his sentence with consideration for his age at the time of his crimes.

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Ricky Zuber was a teenager when he was found guilty of some serious crimes in New Jersey. He was given a very long sentence of 110 years in prison, with 55 years before he could even try to get out. Later, the Supreme Court made some new rules about how long young people should be sentenced to prison. Because of these new rules, Ricky asked the court to look at his sentence again. He said that the court should consider how young he was when he did the wrong things.

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State v. Zuber, 152 A.3d 197 (N.J. 2017)

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