Amicus Curiae Brief of the Equal Justice Initiative in Support of Petitioner
Keywords Proposition 57; adolescents; capacity for change; peer pressure; developmental vulnerability; decision-making; transfersBrief of Amici Curiae Children and Family Justice Center et al. in Support of Defendant-appellee
Keywords emerging adults; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; brain development; developmental characteristics; adolescents; diminished culpability; lesser blameworthinessBrief of Washington Defender Association et al. on Behalf of Appellant
Keywords neurological development; intellectual disability; culpability; blameworthiness; prefrontal cortex; brain; grey matterBrief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, and Center for Law, Brain and Behavior in Support of Petitioner
Keywords brain; prefrontal cortex; neuroscience research; transferred intent; imputed intent; felony murder; impulse control; adolescent decision-making; risk-taking; vulnerability to peer influence; attributes of youth; underdeveloped brainBrief of Amicus Curiae Victims & Victims' Rights Organizations
Keywords mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); victims; cruel and unusual punishment; retroactive relief; Miller; JacksonBrief of Amici Curiae Ad Hoc Committee of Former Prosecutors, Former Judges, Former Governmental Officials, Leaders of Bar Associations and Law School Deans and Professors, in Support of Defendants-appellants
Keywords Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); reduced culpability; lesser blameworthiness; LWOP; life without parole; capacity for changeAmicus Curiae Brief of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. in Support of Defendant-appellants Raymond Curtis Carp, Dakotah Wolfgang Eliason, and Cortez Roland Davis
Keywords superpredator myth; racial disparities; juveniles; youth violence; racial disparities; LWOP; life without parole; racialized criminalization of youth; juvenile sentencing lawsAmicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of Faith-based Organizations and Religious Leaders
Keywords religion; LWOP; mandatory life without parole; Eighth Amendment; Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; childrenAmicus Curiae Brief of the State Appellate Defender Office
Keywords Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; substantive rule; procedural rule; Teague; juvenile murder; first-degree murder; Eighth Amendment; LWOP; life without paroleACLU Amicus Brief
Keywords Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; mandatory JLWOP; mandatory juvenile life without parole; mitigating facts; substantive rule; Teague; procedural rule; youth; individualized capital sentencing doctrine; Eighth AmendmentBrief of Juvenile Law Center, et al. Amici Curiae in Support of Appellants Carp, Davis and Eliason
Keywords Miller; adolescent development; neuroscientific research; intent to kill; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; Graham; felony murder; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)Brief of Amici Curiae J. Lawrence Aber et Al., in Support of Petitioners
Keywords neurological development; diminished culpability; peer pressure; adolescent vulnerability; risky behavior; brain development; Graham; environmental influences; neurological differences; reward-seeking; Roper; impulsivity; adolescent brainBrief of Juvenile Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and 65 Other Organizations and Individuals as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords Miller; permanent incorrigibility; Eighth Amendment; racial bias; juvenile offender; LWOPAmicus Curiae of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords Miller; Montgomery; mandatory LWOP; young adults; disproportionate sentencesPacific Juvenile Defender Center on Behalf of Appellant Rodrigo Caballero
Keywords adolescence; age; mental illness; disproportionate sentence; non homicide; incompetence; proportionality analysis; Dillon; Lynch; juvenile; Schizophrenia