Originally Posted by
kevinpate
the issue here was not whether life w/o potential of parole sentence could be in violation of the eighth, but instead whether making LWOP a mandatory sentence for juveniles violated the eighth. Looks like LWOP will remain a possible consideration, and can be imposed, when appropriate. It was the notion that it would always be the only appropriate sentence that created the problem. Even adults can receive life with possibility of parole. So yeah, mandatory lwop for juveniles is a bit unusual at that.
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