ALF, CHRISTOPHER J. v. THE BUFFALO NEWS, INC.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a 100-year aggregate sentence with parole eligibility after 50 years, when defendant will be 67, is equivalent to life without parole
• holding that defendants’ claim that the Maryland parole system does not comply with Miller could be litigated as a motion to correct illegal sentence
• holding that defendants’ claim that the Maryland parole system does not comply with Miller could be litigated as a motion to correct illegal sentence
• holding that Graham was satisfied in Maryland by an executive order that provided for parole because the governor’s discretion was constrained by the need to consider specific factors
• holding that Graham was satisfied in Maryland by an executive order that provided 12 for parole because the governor’s discretion was constrained by the need to consider specific factors
• holding parole eligibility after 50 years was a de facto LWOP sentence in part because “the eligibility date will be later than a typical retirement date for someone of [the defendant’s] age”

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