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Brief of Neuroscientists, Psychologists, and Criminal Justice Scholars in Support of Defendant-appellant Sheldon Mattis
Keywords late adolescents; brain imaging; hierarchical development; brain plasticity; neuroplasticity; brain development; immaturity; LWOP; emotional arousal; disproportionate sentencing; deterrence; retribution; penological justification(2022)
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(2022)
Amicus Brief of Pacific Juvenile Defender Center and Youth Law Center on Behalf of Appellant Luis Angel Gutierrez
Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); adolescent behavior; biology; legal culpability; legal blameworthiness; substance use; hallmarks of adolescence; cruel and unusual punishment; LWOP; life without parole; mitigation characteristics(2021)
BRIEF FOR AMICI CURIAE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NYU SCHOOL OF LAW, ET. AL IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT
(2021)
Brief of Amicus Curiae Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in Support of Appellee State of Ohio
Keywords amenability hearing; transfer; transfer to adult court; juvenile; due process; Fourteenth Amendment (U.S.); res judicata; rape; kidnapping; mandatory bindover; mandatory transfer of juveniles into adult court(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae the Innocence Project, Inc. and the Ohio Innocence Project in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Chaz Bunch
Keywords eyewitness misidentification; wrongful conviction; Manson test; unreliable eyewitness; rape(2021)
Amicus Brief of Crime Victim’s Representative Nelson Rivera
Keywords LWOP; murder; life without parole; victims' rights; resentencing; incorrigibility; retroactive relief(2021)
Brief of Roderick & Solange Macarthur Justice Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords incorrigible; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; "cruel or unusual punishment"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; Maryland Declaration of Rights; state constitutions(2021)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al., as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords incorrigible; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "cruel or unusual punishment"; Maryland Declaration of Rights; state constitutions(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae Community Passageways, Choose 180, and Rooted Reentry et al.
Keywords racial bias; Miller; resentencing; retribution; incapacitation; deterrence; rehabilitation; disproportionate punishment; developmental immaturity; life sentence; youth of color(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae Children and Family Justice Center and Juvenile Law Center in Support of Defendant-Appellee
Keywords developmental differences between children and adults; youthful offenders; brain development; class X; juvenile court jurisdiction(2021)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et Al., Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords race; disproportionate sentences; juvenile LWOP; life without parole; developmental characteristics; Black juvenile offenders; racial impact of sentencing laws; racial hierarchy; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); juvenile life without parole; racial disparities; youth(2021)
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(2021)
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(2021)
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(2021)