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Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Appellant Eric Long
Keywords Miller; individualized sentencing; minor; children; decreased culpability; LWOP; life without parole; meaningful opportunity for release; age; mitigating factor; uncommon juvenile(2013)
Brief of the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney
Keywords denial of parole; LWOP; life without parole; first-degree murder; Miller; parole eligibility ; trial judge; sentencing judge; Eighth Amendment(2013)
Amended Brief of Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Petitioners
Keywords nonhomicide offenses; de facto life sentence; meaningful opportunity for release; intent to kill; juveniles; Miller; Graham(2013)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Alaska Family Action
Keywords minors; abortions; Parental Notification Law (PNL); parental involvement laws; sexual exploitation; developmental differences; immaturity; psychological risks(2013)
Brief of National Center for Youth Law and Juvenile Law Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent-Appellant
Keywords child incarceration; adult facilities; transfers to adult court; transfers; recidivism; future offending; discretionary transfer; adolescent development; adolescent vulnerability; interlocutory review(2013)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Appellee
Keywords retroactive application; resentencing; Miller; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; first degree murder; lesser offenses; juveniles(2013)
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant-Appellant, E.L.
Keywords LWOP; life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); youth; age; distinctive attributes of youth; characteristics of youth(2013)
Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center in Support of Appellee’s Petition for Rehearing with Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc
Keywords Miller; individualized sentencing; life without parole; culpability; blameworthiness(2013)
Amended Merit Brief of Amicus Curiae Ohio Attorney General Michael Dewine in Support of Appellee State of Ohio
Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); discretionary sentence; LWOP; life without parole; discretionary life without parole; mandatory life without parole; Miller; youth; homicide; mitigating effects of youth(2013)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Legal Voice, and National Center for Youth Law in Support of Appellants
Keywords pregnant minor; equal protection; Parental Notification Law (PNL); abortion; equal protection; discrimination; adolescent(2013)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Petitioner
Keywords retroactive relief; Miller; Graham; child; adolescent develoment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); watershed rules(2013)
Corrected Brief on Behalf of Petitioner
Keywords first degree murder; mandatory sentencing; individualized sentencing; Miller; Graham; meaningful opportunity for release(2013)
Application to File Amicus Curiae Brief and Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant
Keywords juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; felony murder; Miller; Graham; brain; individualized determination; adolescent development; meaningful opportunity for release; intent to kill(2013)
Amended Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner
Keywords juveniles; LWOP; life without parole; meaningful opportunity for release; childhood deprivation; brain development; child development; de facto life sentence(2013)
Brief of Amicus Curiae, Herby J. Caillot in Support of Positions of Gregory Diatchenko and Marquise Brown
Keywords Miller; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; first degree murder; joint venture; mandatory sentences; capacity for change; impulsivity(2013)