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State v. Bassett

Keywords constitutionality of LWOP; juvenile sentencing; LWOP; Washington Supreme Court ; juvenile life without parole

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

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