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A Study Of Juvenile Record Sealing Practices In California , Leonard Edwards, Inger J. Sagatun
A Study Of Juvenile Record Sealing Practices In California , Leonard Edwards, Inger J. Sagatun
Pepperdine Law Review
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First Annual Juvenile Law Thematic Journal Pepperdine Law Review: Introduction, John L. Roche
First Annual Juvenile Law Thematic Journal Pepperdine Law Review: Introduction, John L. Roche
Pepperdine Law Review
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Stay No Longer: California Juvenile Court Sentencing Practices, Sharon O. Lightholder
Stay No Longer: California Juvenile Court Sentencing Practices, Sharon O. Lightholder
Pepperdine Law Review
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Child Abuse Victims: Are They Also Victims Of An Adversarial And Hierarchial Court System?, Lorraine Adler
Child Abuse Victims: Are They Also Victims Of An Adversarial And Hierarchial Court System?, Lorraine Adler
Pepperdine Law Review
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Certainty In A World Of Uncertainty: Proposing Statutory Guidance In Sentencing Juveniles To Life Without Parole., Sonia Mardarewich
Certainty In A World Of Uncertainty: Proposing Statutory Guidance In Sentencing Juveniles To Life Without Parole., Sonia Mardarewich
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
In Miller v. Alabama, the United States Supreme Court held that mandatory life sentences without parole imposed upon juveniles was unconstitutional. The Court reasoned that the sentence was cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The Court, however, did not hold it was unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile to life without parole if there was “transferred intent” or “reckless disregard.” Nonetheless, the Court effectively abolished state discretion and required sentencing courts to consider an offender’s youth and attendant characteristics as mitigating circumstances. The Court, however, did not specify what sentencing guidelines should dictate. Thus, states are now …