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Carter v. State
Keywords juvenile life without parole; LWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Maryland parole system; potential for rehabilitation; meaningful opportunity for release
State of Tennessee v. Tyshon Booker
Keywords defacto life sentence; juvenile sentencing; rehabilitation of juveniles; juvenile offender; LWOP; juvenile life without parole
State v. Williams-Bey
Keywords juvenile resentencing; mitigating factors of youth; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); mandatory minimum sentencing; parole eligibility
Brown v. Jordan
Keywords transfer to criminal court; first-degree murder; felony murder; aggravated robbery; post-conviction relief
Commonwealth v. Foust
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; driving under influence; potential for reform ; public safety vs. punishment; mandatory minimum sentence
Howell v. Tennessee
Keywords LWOP; Post-conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act of 2021; murder conviction; right to a fair trial; felony murder doctrine
Commonwealth v. Mattis
Keywords LWOP sentences for late adolescents; youth over 18; developmental characteristics between childhood and adolescents
State v. Bassett
Keywords constitutionality of LWOP; juvenile sentencing; LWOP; Washington Supreme Court ; juvenile life without parole
People v. Wilson
Keywords Illinois Supreme Court; juvenile offender; de facto life sentence; adolescent brain research; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment
State of Arizona v. Joshua Aston
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Miller v. Alabama; juvenile offenders; mandatory life sentences
People v. Moore
Keywords Illinois Supreme Court; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); proportionate penalties clause; Illinois Constitution
State v. Arias
Keywords juvenile life without parole; LWOP; Arizona Court of Appeals; resentencing of juveniles; Miller v. Alabama; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment
State v. Anderson
Keywords criminal justice system; racial bias; youthful offender; juvenile life sentence; cruel and unusual punishment; racial disparity in sentencing; Washington State Constitution
Commonwealth v. Olds
Keywords LWOP; second-degree murder; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; potential for rehabilitation of youth; Miller v. Alabama; retroactive application of new law
Keefe v. State
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Miller factors; juvenile life without parole; juvenile offenders