Veal v. State
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2016 | State Juristiction

Veal v. State

Keywords juvenile offender; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; permanent incorrigibility

Abstract

This case involves Robert Veal, who was convicted of numerous crimes, including murder and rape, that he committed at age seventeen. He was sentenced to life without parole, and appealed in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana. The Supreme Court of Georgia agreed that Mr. Veal's sentence should be reconsidered in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, as well as the fact that the trial court did not make a determination of permanent incorrigibility in the case of Mr. Veal.

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Abstract

This case involves Robert Veal, who was convicted of numerous crimes, including murder and rape, that he committed at age seventeen. He was sentenced to life without parole, and appealed in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana. The Supreme Court of Georgia agreed that Mr. Veal's sentence should be reconsidered in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, as well as the fact that the trial court did not make a determination of permanent incorrigibility in the case of Mr. Veal.

Summary

This case concerns Robert Veal, who was convicted of multiple felonies, including murder and rape, at the age of seventeen. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Veal appealed his sentence in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed that Veal's sentence should be reconsidered based on the Supreme Court's holding in Montgomery v. Louisiana and the trial court's failure to determine Veal's permanent incorrigibility.

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This case involves Robert Veal, who was convicted of numerous crimes, including murder and rape, that he committed at age seventeen. He was sentenced to life without parole, and appealed in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana. The Supreme Court of Georgia agreed that Mr. Veal's sentence should be reconsidered in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, as well as the fact that the trial court did not make a determination of permanent incorrigibility in the case of Mr. Veal.

Summary

This case concerns Robert Veal, who was convicted of multiple felonies, including murder and rape, at the age of seventeen. He received a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Veal appealed his sentence based on the Supreme Court's ruling in Montgomery v. Louisiana, arguing that the Georgia Supreme Court should re-evaluate his sentence in light of the decision. The Georgia Supreme Court agreed that Veal's sentence should be reconsidered, citing both Montgomery v. Louisiana and the fact that the original trial court did not explicitly determine that Veal was permanently incorrigible.

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This case involves Robert Veal, who was convicted of numerous crimes, including murder and rape, that he committed at age seventeen. He was sentenced to life without parole, and appealed in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana. The Supreme Court of Georgia agreed that Mr. Veal's sentence should be reconsidered in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, as well as the fact that the trial court did not make a determination of permanent incorrigibility in the case of Mr. Veal.

Summary

This case focuses on Robert Veal, who was found guilty of serious crimes, including murder and rape, when he was seventeen years old. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release. Veal appealed his sentence, arguing that it should be reviewed based on the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana. The Georgia Supreme Court agreed that Veal's sentence should be reconsidered in light of the Montgomery v. Louisiana ruling. They also stated that the trial court had not determined if Veal was permanently incapable of being rehabilitated.

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This case involves Robert Veal, who was convicted of numerous crimes, including murder and rape, that he committed at age seventeen. He was sentenced to life without parole, and appealed in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana. The Supreme Court of Georgia agreed that Mr. Veal's sentence should be reconsidered in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, as well as the fact that the trial court did not make a determination of permanent incorrigibility in the case of Mr. Veal.

Summary

Robert Veal was found guilty of serious crimes when he was 17 years old. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of ever being released. He asked for a new trial because the Supreme Court made a new rule about people sentenced to life in prison without parole. Georgia's Supreme Court agreed to look at Veal's case again, partly because of the new Supreme Court rule and partly because the judge who sentenced Veal didn't specifically say that Veal could never be rehabilitated.

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784 S.E.2d 403 (Ga. 2016)

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