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Commonwealth v. Mattis
Keywords
LWOP sentences for late adolescents;
youth over 18;
developmental characteristics between childhood and adolescents
Howell v. Tennessee
Keywords
LWOP;
Post-conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act of 2021;
murder conviction;
right to a fair trial;
felony murder doctrine
Commonwealth v. Foust
Keywords
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
driving under influence;
potential for reform ;
public safety vs. punishment;
mandatory minimum sentence
Brown v. Jordan
Keywords
transfer to criminal court;
first-degree murder;
felony murder;
aggravated robbery;
post-conviction relief
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
State of Tennessee v. Tyshon Booker
Keywords
defacto life sentence;
juvenile sentencing;
rehabilitation of juveniles;
juvenile offender;
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole
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
People v. Mendoza
Keywords
reduced culpability;
juvenile offender;
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
Miller v. Alabama;
procedural safeguards;
potential for rehabilitation
State v. Harrison
Keywords
felony murder doctrine;
juvenile offender;
Iowa Supreme Court;
cruel and unusual punishment;
ineffective assistance of counsel;
due process
State v. Scott
Keywords
Washington Supreme Court;
cruel and unusual punishment;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
juvenile offenders;
three strikes law;
state constitutional protections
Valencia v. Arizona
Keywords
Arizona Supreme Court;
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
second-degree murder;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
retroactive application of Miller;
Miller v. Alabama
State v. James
Keywords
North Carolina Supreme Court ;
Miller v. Alabama;
LWOP;
juvenile offender;
potential for rehabilitation of youth;
mandatory minimum sentences
People v. Hyatt
Keywords
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
felony murder;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
cruel and unusual punishment;
potential for rehabilitation of youth
Ira v. Janecka
Keywords
New Mexico Supreme Court;
eligibility for parole;
juvenile offender sentencing;
meaningful opportunity for release;
Miller v. Alabama;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
cruel and unusual punishment;
rehabilitation potential of youth
Brief of Amici Curiae Children and Family Justice Center et al. in Support of Defendant-appellee
Keywords
brain;
brain plasticity;
behavior regulation;
emerging adults;
dopamine;
mandatory LWOP;
developmental characteristics;
Roper;
impulsivity;
cold cognition;
decision-making;
hot cognition;
risky behavior
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