Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Moore (Slip Opinion)

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 2016No. 2014-0120Published

1ConcurrenceO’Connor, C.J.

{¶ 101} I fully concur in the majority opinion’s holding that Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), prohibits the imposition, in *584nonhomicide cases, of a sentence that exceeds a juvenile offender’s life expectancy. I write separately to address the dissenting justices’ suggestion that this cause is not properly before us and to explain why this appeal satisfies the extraordinary-circumstances standard for granting an application for delayed reconsideration.

ANALYSIS

{¶ 102} The' first dissenting opinion would hold on both procedural and substantive grounds that…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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