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Proportionality And Punishment: Imposing Life Without Parole On Juveniles, Wayne A. Logan
Proportionality And Punishment: Imposing Life Without Parole On Juveniles, Wayne A. Logan
Scholarly Publications
The Eighth Amendment provides that “no cruel and unusual punishment shall be inflicted.” The Supreme Court has interpreted to this to mean a punishment cannot be “grossly disproportionate” to the crime. In this article, the author addresses whether an offender's age should play a role in assessing whether a sentence is “grossly disproportionate.” Specifically, the author addresses the increasingly common practice of imposing life without parole on offenders who are under sixteen years of age at the time they committed their offense, and whether such offenders’ youthful status should play a role in proportionality analysis. The article first provides an …
The Ex Post Facto Clause And The Jurisprudence Of Punishment, Wayne A. Logan
The Ex Post Facto Clause And The Jurisprudence Of Punishment, Wayne A. Logan
Scholarly Publications
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Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law: A Return To The Dark Ages, Larry Helm Spalding
Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law: A Return To The Dark Ages, Larry Helm Spalding
Florida State University Law Review
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