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A Study Of Juvenile Record Sealing Practices In California , Leonard Edwards, Inger J. Sagatun May 2013

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 May 2013

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 May 2013

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 May 2013

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 Jan 2013

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 …