State v. Morris
Citations
- 172 Ohio St. 3d 98
- 222 N.E.3d 568
- 2022 Ohio 4609
Syllabus
Criminal law—Trial court's sentence of life imprisonment constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 9 of the Ohio Constitution—A trial court must separately consider the youth of a juvenile offender as a mitigating factor before imposing a life sentence—Court of appeals' judgment reversed and cause remanded.
Judges: Stewart, J.
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Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 2012-06-25· cited 6,816×
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court· 2010-05-17· cited 3,477×
- Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court· 2016-01-25· cited 2,780×
- Jones v. MississippiSupreme Court· 2021-04-22· cited 377×
- State v. LongOhio Supreme Court· 2014-03-12· cited 91×
- State v. Patrick (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court· 2020-12-22· cited 85×
- State v. Blankenship (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court· 2015-11-12· cited 50×
- State v. MorrisOhio Court of Appeals· 2021-08-02· cited 46×
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