Legal Opinion
State v. Shaffer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 23, 2011No. 2011-KP-1756PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*940PER CURIAM.1
hln these consolidated applications, rela-tors seek review following denial in the district court of their motions to correct an illegal sentence and for relief from their terms of life imprisonment at hard labor following their convictions for aggravated rape, La.R.S. 14:42, a non-homicide crime, committed when they were all under the age of 18 years.
Relators contend that the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), which held that the Eighth Amendment precludes sentencing a juvenile to life…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
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3Cited by60 opinions
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