State Of Washington v. Jai'mar Scott

¶1 In Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 183 L. Ed. 2d 407 (2012), the United States Supreme Court determined that a sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional for most juvenile offenders. Prior to Miller, Jai’Mar Scott received a de facto life sentence for a crime he committed as a juvenile. Scott filed a motion for relief from judgment, arguing that Miller mandated resen-tencing. The trial court granted Scott’s motion and ordered a new sentencing date. But because Washington’s Miller fix statute, RCW 9.94A.730, provides the opportunity for parole and cures any Miller…