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Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

People v. Ybanez

Colorado Supreme Court •
Our brief argued that Nathan had a constitutionally protected right to conflict-free counsel that was violated when the representation was allowed to proceed. Our brief argued that special scrutiny is required when a child’s liberty interest is at stake and the parent and child’s interest diverge so that the parent cannot play the traditionally protective parental role.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

People v. Walker

Illinois Appellate Court •
Our brief argued that Mr. Walker’s sentence was unconstitutional pursuant to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Miller v. Alabama, which banned mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Watson v. Illinois

U.S. Supreme Court •
Our brief argued that automatic exclusion from juvenile court of certain youth charged with murder when combined with the imposition of mandatory sentences is unconstitutional, pursuant to recent Supreme Court rulings in Roper, Graham, and Miller, which established that youth are fundamentally different from adults in constitutionally relevant ways.
Youth Tried as Adults

State v. Barker

Ohio Supreme Court •
We argued that an Ohio statute's presumption that a recorded custodial statement is prima facie voluntary violates constitutional due process requirements.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

People v. Bonilla

California Supreme Court •
Our brief argued that juvenile's sentence to an extreme term of years sentence deprives them of a meaningful and realistic opportunity to obtain release and is thus unconstitutional pursuant to Graham v. Florida and Miller v. Alabama.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Estrada-Huerta v. People

Colorado Supreme Court •

We argued that an aggregate term-of-years sentence of 40 to life for nonhomicide offenses committed by a juvenile is the functional equivalent of life without parole and is therefore unconstitutional.

Youth Tried as Adults

In re J.C.N.-V

Oregon Supreme Court •

Argued that the Oregon Appellate Court's interpretation of the state's juvenile transfer statute was so narrow that virtually all cases for youth aged 12 -14 will qualify for transfer to adult criminal court.