SLRI Presents: State Constitutions & The Limits Of Criminal Punishments, a symposium at Rutgers Law School | October 24, 2024
Felony murder youth LWOP violates state constitution
Categories: Sentencing
Death penalty violates CA state constitution
Repeated parole denials yield excessive sentences
Repeated parole denials yield de facto LWOP sentence
Bans LWOP for youth under 18
Bans mandatory LWOP for people under 21
Bans de facto LWOP for youth under 18
Permits de facto youth LWOP for certain crimes
Bans de facto LWOP for youth found "neither incorrigible nor irredeemable"