Graham v. Florida (2010)
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
The U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that juvenile offenders cannot be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a non-homicide crime, because such a sentence violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
- Full text: Graham v. Florida
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August 19, 2010, 5:27 pm
