De Jure Equates to De Facto: The Unconstitutionality of Life-Without-Parole Sentencing for Non-Homicidal Juvenile Offenders
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Authors
Brokaw, Maggie L.
Issue Date
2019
Volume
52
Issue
2
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Journal Article
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ABSTRACT|First, this Note will present the facts and holdings of Goins. Then, this Note will explain the judicial history of juvenile sentencing leading to Goins. Finally, this Note will argue that the Sixth Circuit erred in upholding the lower court’s de facto life sentence for a nonhomicidal juvenile offender, which is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
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Creighton University School of Law