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death that is not ahomicide .
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Examples
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If the number of federal prisoners sentenced to life without parole for nonhomicide crimes committed before the age of 18 was important, the Court could — and should — have asked for briefing from the SG.
The Volokh Conspiracy » SG Corrects Factual Record in Graham 2010
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Because 77 of those offenders are serving sentences imposed in Florida and the other 52 are imprisonedin just 10 States and in the federal system, it appears that only 12 ju-risdictions nationwide in fact impose life without parole sentences on juvenile nonhomicide offenders, while 26 States and the District of Columbia do not impose them despite apparent statutory authoriza-tion.
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What I particularly enjoyed was that the opinion notes that most states allow life imprisonment for nonhomicide offenses, but since they rarely use it, it is therefore “cruel and unusual”.
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Since the decision came down, Katyal said a “careful review” of presentence reports was conducted, leading to the conclusion that “it appears that none of the six inmates listed ... is serving a life sentence based solely on a nonhomicide crime completed before the age of 18.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » SG Corrects Factual Record in Graham 2010
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The fact that Graham cannot be sentenced to life without parole for his conduct says nothing whateverabout these offenders, or others like them who commit nonhomicide crimes far more reprehensible than the conduct at issuehere.
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If the number of federal prisoners sentenced to life without parole for nonhomicide crimes committed before the age of 18 was important, the Court could — and should — have asked for briefing from the SG.
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In that inquiry, “the overwhelming weight of international opinion against” life without parole for nonhomicide offenses committed by juveniles “provide [s] respected and significant confirmation for our own conclusions.”
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In that inquiry, “the overwhelming weight of international opinion against” life without parole for nonhomicide offenses committed by juveniles “provide [s] respected and significant confirmation for our own conclusions.”
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Since the decision came down, Katyal said a “careful review” of presentence reports was conducted, leading to the conclusion that “it appears that none of the six inmates listed ... is serving a life sentence based solely on a nonhomicide crime completed before the age of 18.”
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In that inquiry, “the overwhelming weight of international opinion against” life without parole for nonhomicide offenses committed by juveniles “provide [s] respected and significant confirmation for our own conclusions.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Sotomayor, Graham, and International Law 2010
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