| Graham v. Florida | |
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| Argued November 9, 2009 Decided May 17, 2010 | |
| Full case name | Terrance Jamar Graham v. Florida |
| Docket no. | 08-7412 |
| Citations | 560 U.S. 48 (more) 130 S. Ct. 2011; 176 L. Ed. 2d 825 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Procedural | Writ of certiorari to Florida First District Court of Appeal. |
| Holding | |
| Sentencing an individual to life imprisonment without parole for a non-homicide crime committed before the defendant reached the age of 18 violates the Eighth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
| Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor |
| Concurrence | Roberts (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia; Alito (Parts I and III) |
| Dissent | Alito |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. Amendment VIII | |
Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that juvenile offenders cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for non-homicide offenses.[1][2]
In June 2012, in the related Miller v. Alabama, the Court ruled that mandatory sentences for life without parole for juvenile offenders, even in cases of murder, was cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[3]
- ^ Liptak, Adam (May 17, 2010), "Justices Limit Life Sentences for Juveniles", New York Times.
- ^ Bravin, Jess (May 18, 2010), "Justices Restrict Life Terms for Youths", Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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