Supreme Court· 6/25/2012

Miller v. Alabama

Citations

132 S. Ct. 2455
183 L. Ed. 2d 407
2012 U.S. LEXIS 4873
567 U.S. 460

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holding that the imposition of mandatory life-without-parole sentences on individuals who committed murders while they were under the age of 18 violates the Eighth Amendment
holding that the imposition of mandatory life-without-parole sentences on individuals who committed murders while they were under the age of 18 violates the Eighth Amendment
holding that a mandatory sentence of life without parole for juvenile offenders violates the Eighth Amendment
holding that \the Eighth Amendment forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile offenders\
holding that the Eighth Amendment prohibits a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile offenders
holding that the Eighth Amendment prohibits a mandatory sentence of life without parole for juveniles who commit homicide offenses

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Judges: Kagan, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Roberts, Scaua, Thomas, Alito, Scalia

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