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court considers more aspects that will effect the miller vs. alabama case
Nor can deterrence do the work in this context, because “‘the same characteristics that render juveniles less culpable than adults’”—their immaturity, recklessness, and impetuosity—make them less likely to consider potential punish -
applyed to latter cases
precludes our holding. The defendant in Harmelin was sentenced to a mandatory life-without-parole term for possessing more than 650 grams of cocaine. The Court upheld that penalty, reasoning that “a sentence which is not otherwise cruel and unusual” does not “becom[e] so simply because it is‘mandatory.’” -
case related to the eight amendment :
the judge sentenced Jackson to life without parole
Case:
, petitioner Kuntrell Jackson, then 14years old, and two other boys decided to rob a video store. En route to the store, Jackson learned that one of the boys, Derrick Shields, was carrying a sawed-off shotgun in his coat sleeve. Jackson decided to stay outside when the two other boys entered the store. Inside, Shields pointed the gun at the store clerk, Laurie Troup, and demandedthat she “give up the money.
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courts take in mind braid develoupment into cases
we noted that “developments in psychology and brain science continue to show fundamental differences between juvenile and adult minds”—for example, in “parts of the brain involved in behavior control.” -
another case that leads into the desision of Miller vs. Alabama
Following Roper v. Simmons, inwhich this Court invalidated the death penalty for all juvenile offenders under the age of 18, Jackson filed astate petition for habeas corpus. He argued, based on Roper’s reasoning, that a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a 14-year-old also violates the EighthAmendment. -
mandating life with out parole for children
, Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report 110–114 (hereinafter 2006 National Report). But most States do not have separate penalty provisions for those juvenile offenders. Of the 29 jurisdictions mandating life without parole for children, more than half do so by virtue of generally applicable penalty provisions, imposing the sentence without regard to age. -
MIller vs. Alabama
The case was argued on this date in court latter to be decided
The case is in contrast to the eight amendment . The Amendment forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile homicide offenders -
the case presented
petitioner Miller, along with a friend, beat Miller’s neighbor and set fire to his trailer after an evening of drinking and drug use. The neighbor died. Miller was initially charged as a juvenile, but his case was removed to adult court, where he was charged with murder in the course of arson. -
Courts desision
We therefore hold that mandatory life without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishments.” - quote from the court's oppinion
