Legal Opinion
Graham v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 17, 2010No. 08-7412PublishedCited by 2,416 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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[560 U.S. 52]
2Opinion of the Court · KennedyJustice Kennedy
The issue before the Court is whether the Constitution permits a juvenile offender to be sentenced to life in prison
[560 U.S. 53]
without parole for a nonhomicide crime. The sentence was imposed by the State of Florida. Petitioner challenges the sentence under the Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause, made applicable to the States by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660, 82 S. Ct. 1417, 8 L. Ed. 2d 758 (1962).
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Petitioner is Terrance Jamar Graham. He was born on January 6, 1987. Graham’s…
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