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Louisiana Supreme Court Invalidates Juvenile's 99-Year Sentence under Graham v. Florida and Orders Parole Eligibility
by Lonnie Burton
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, that life sentences without parole for non-homicide juveniles constituted cruel and unusual punishment. On October 19, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court found that, under Graham, a then-juvenile's 99-year sentence for armed robbery, which ...
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