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State of Ohio v. Graham
Keywords LWOP; black youth; JLWOP; life without parole; juvenile life without parole
In re Williams
Keywords Washington State Constitution; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; COVID-19; prison conditions; risk of infection; personal restraint petition
Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland
Keywords homicide; cruel and unusual punishment; juvenile sentencing; juvenile offender; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)
State v. Ali
Keywords juvenile offenders; multiple offenses during a single criminal episode; consecutive sentences; proportionality principle; juvenile sentencing; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)
Commonwealth v. Romanelli
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; mandatory minimum sentences; rehabilitation potential; resentencing
State v. Diaz
Keywords potential for rehabilitation of youth; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Miranda rights; juvenile transfer; aggravated assault
Kelsey v. State
Keywords juvenile offender; LWOP; resentencing; retroactive application; Graham v. Florida; juvenile life without parole
Commonwealth v. Jones
Keywords LWOP; juvenile justice; juvenile offender; post-conviciton relief; retroactive application of Miller; Miller v. Alabama; rehabilitation potential of juveniles; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)
Vasquez v. Virginia
Keywords juvenile offender; geriatric release; LWOP; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)
Commonwealth v. Phillips
Keywords Miller v. Alabama; retroactive application of Miller; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; resentencing of juvenile offenders; Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA)
State v. Long
Keywords juvenile offender sentencing; juvenile life without parole; LWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); proportionality principle; Miller v. Alabama; resentencing; rehabilitation potential of youth
Moore v. Gwathney
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; meaningful opportunity for parole; juvenile resentencing
Kedrowitz v. State
Keywords LWOP; developmental differences; neuroscientific research
People v. Hardin
Keywords early release; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; California Supreme Court; young offender
Commonwealth v. King
Keywords de facto life sentence; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; resentencing hearing ; potential for rehabilitation of juveniles; Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Relief Act; Miller v. Alabama; retroactive application of Miller