Juveniles Archives

MILLER v. ALABAMA, 132 S.Ct. 2455 (2012)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Eighth Amendment, Juveniles

132 S.Ct. 2455 (2012) 567 U.S. 460 183 L.Ed.2d 407 Evan MILLER, Petitioner v. ALABAMA. Kuntrell Jackson, Petitioner v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction. Supreme Court of United States. Nos. 10-9646, 10-9647. Argued March 20, 2012. Decided June 25, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Cruel and Unusual Punishment — Juvenile Homicide Offenders — […]

VIRGINIA v. LEBLANC, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Juveniles

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGINIA, ET AL. v. DENNIS LEBLANC ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED ?STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16?1177. Decided June 12, 2017 ?PER CURIAM. Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), a state prisoner is eligible for fed- […]

Tatum v. Arizona, 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Juveniles

United States Supreme Court BOBBY JERRY TATUM v. ARIZONA, (2016) No. 15-8850 Argued: ????Decided: October 31, 2016 ?????The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division […]

Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Juveniles, Retroactivity, Sentencing

136 S.Ct. 718 (2016) 577 US. __ Henry MONTGOMERY, Petitioner v. LOUISIANA. No. 14-280.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 13, 2015.Decided January 25, 2016.As Revised January 27, 2016.*725 Richard D. Bernstein, appointed by this Court, as amicus curiae. Michael R. Dreeben for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, […]