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Brief of Scholars of Criminal Law as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords
beyond rehabilitation;
incorrigibility;
LWOP;
life without parole;
Miller;
Montgomery;
diminished culpability;
lesser blameworthiness;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
proportionate sentences
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and 65 Other Organizations and Individuals as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
incorrigibility;
Miller;
Montgomery;
lesser culpability;
lesser blameworthiness;
individualize hearings;
LWOP;
life without parole
Amicus Curiae with Brief in Support of Poole Appeal
Keywords
Miller;
culpability;
youth;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
cruel and unusual punishment;
murder;
life without parole;
mandatory LWOP;
juveniles ;
attendant characteristics of youth;
transient immaturity;
life imprisonment;
resentencing;
children
Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords
transient immaturity;
cruel and unusual punishment;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
late adolescents;
ages 18-21;
Miller
Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of John Antonio Poole
Keywords
prefrontal cortex;
immaturity;
retroactive relief;
resentencing;
Miller;
mandatory LWOP;
mandatory life without parole;
Montgomery;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
Fourteenth Amendment (U.S.);
chronological age;
mitigating factors of youth;
late adolescents;
brain development;
impulse control;
self-regulation;
underdeveloped sense of responsibility;
vulnerability to peer pressure
Brief of Amici Curiae Charles Selby in Support of Defendant-appellant John Poole
Keywords
Miller;
mandatory LWOP;
emerging adult;
18-year-old;
brain development;
adolescent development;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
diminished cognitive capacity;
peer pressure;
risky behavior;
age of majority;
Miller factors;
de facto life sentence;
underdeveloped character
Brief of Amicus Curiae Robert Earl Hawkins in Support of John Antonio Poole
Keywords
prefrontal cortex;
LWOP;
Miller;
Montgomery;
hallmark features of youth;
neurobiological research;
lesser blameworthiness;
ages 18-25;
young adult;
emerging adults;
impulsivity;
murder
Brief of Amici Curiae Neuroscientists, Psychologists, and Criminal Justice Scholars in Support of Defendant-appellant Mr. Poole
Keywords
brain development;
brain imaging;
brain plasticity;
brain capability to change and adapt;
late adolescents;
LWOP;
retribution;
incapacitation;
mitigating factor;
trauma;
chronic stress;
personality development;
penological justification;
purpose and justification for punishment;
MRI;
structural changes in the brain;
grey matter;
white matter;
prefrontal cortex
Brief for Roderick & Solange Macarthur Justice Center as Amicus Curiae Supporting Defendant-appellant
Keywords
young adults;
Miller;
cruel and unusual punishment;
mandatory LWOP;
18-year-old
Amicus Curiae of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords
retroactive relief;
young adult;
Miller;
Montgomery;
cruel and unusual punishment;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
mandatory LWOP;
mandatory life without parole
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Juvenile Sentencing Project at Quinnipiac University School of Law, and Deborah Labelle in Support of Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords
cognitive characteristics;
impulsivity;
greater capacity for change;
peer pressure;
mandatory LWOP;
lesser culpability;
lesser blameworthiness;
neurodevelopmental growth;
Miller;
cruel and unusual punishment;
disproportionate sentences;
excessive punishment;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
age of adulthood;
age 18;
youth above age 18;
peer pressure;
vulnerability to peer pressure;
young adults
Brief for Amicus Curiae the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association in Support of Appellee
Keywords
protected class;
Miller;
Montgomery;
capital sentencing;
JLWOP;
juvenile life without parole
Brief for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Bar Association in Support of Reversal
Keywords
Miller;
Montgomery;
irreparable corruption;
incorrigibility;
irretrievably depraved;
juvenile LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
beyond rehabilitation;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.)
Brief of Amici Curiae Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network and Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project on Behalf of Qu’eed Batts
Keywords
transient immaturity;
formerly incarcerated youth;
Miller;
Montgomery;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
characteristics of youth;
juvenile LWOP;
capacity for rehabilitation;
adolescent development
Brief for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Ass’n of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Keywords
developmental immaturity;
Miller;
Montgomery;
sentencing;
developmentally appropriate sentencing;
first-degree murder
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