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State v. Mitchell

Citations

  • 577 N.W.2d 481
  • 1998 Minn. LEXIS 175
  • 1998 WL 175744

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that this step of the analysis is consistent with the first step of the case-by-case analysis for the Eighth Amendment
  • noting that this step of the analysis is consistent with the first step of the case-by-case analysis for the Eighth Amendment
  • upholding sentence of life imprisonment as applied to 15-year-old convicted of first-degree murder
  • rejecting equal-protection claim because 15-year-old defendant, who committed first-degree murder and was tried as an adult, was not similarly situated to 15-year-olds who commit first-degree murder but remain in the juvenile system

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Judges: Anderson, Gilbert, Stringer

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