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Iowa Supreme Court Holds Miller Retroactive; Governor’s Commutation Cannot Cure Violation

 Iowa Supreme Court Holds Miller Retroactive; Governor’s Commutation Cannot Cure Violation

by David Reutter

The Iowa Supreme Court held that the Governor Commutation of sentences of life without parole imposed upon juveniles cannot circumvent the holding in Miller v. Alabama. The court’s ruling further held Miller applies retroactively and a ...

 

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