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Commonwealth v. Brown
Keywords LWOP; juvenile justice; felony murder rule; accomplice liability; Miller v. Alabama; Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; juvenile offenders; Miranda rights
Falcon v. State
Keywords retroactive application of Miller; Miller v. Alabama; LWOP; mandatory life sentence; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment
Henry v. State
Keywords juvenile LWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Graham v. Florida; meaningful opportunity for release; juvenile resentencing
Baines v. Pennsylvania
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Pennsylvania Superior Court ; post-conviction relief; suppression of evidence; search and seizure; Fourth Amendment (U.S.); Eighth Amendment (U.S.)
Commonwealth v. Brooker
Keywords Pennsylvania Superior Court; mandatory LWOP as unconstitutional; juvenile LWOP; first/second degree murder; mandatory minimum sentences
Commonwealth v. Cunningham
Keywords juvenile LWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; retroactive application of Miller; Miller v. Alabama; mandatory minimum sentencing; Pennsylvania Supreme Court ; individualised sentencing
People v. Caballero
Keywords juvenile offender; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); rehabilitation for juveniles ; juvenile sentencing; LWOP
Diatchenko v. District Attorney for Suffolk District
Keywords juvenile LWOP; juvenile justice; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; sentencing discretion; juvenile homicide; rehabilitation for juveniles
Graham v. Florida
Keywords Juvenile offenders; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); LWOP; Cruel and unusual punishment; Rehabilitation of juveniles
In re Monschke
Keywords mandatory LWOP; juvenile justice; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Washington State Supreme Court; judicial discretion in sentencing; brain development in young offenders; adolescent brain development; neuroscience
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, National Juvenile Defender Center, Children and Family Justice Center, et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords LWOP; children; youth; adolescence; capacity for rehabilitation; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); developmental status; diminished culpability; diminished responsibility; lesser blameworthiness
Amicus Brief by the Promise of Justice Initiative
Keywords death penalty; execution; 21-year-old; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); brain development; delayed brain development; objective indicators; Roper
Brief Amicus Curiae of Becky Wilson and the National Association of Victims of Juvenile Murderers in Support of Respondent
Keywords retraumatization; trauma; neuroscience; victims of juvenile murders; retroactive relief; Miller
Brief of Amici Curiae Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges in Support of Respondent
Keywords homicide; juveniles; juvenile offenders; JLWOP; LWOP
Detecting Mens Rea in the Brain
Keywords mens rea; knowing; reckless; model penal code; criminal law; fMRI; neuroscience