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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the day is:

17-1343

Issues:(1) Whether the Eighth Amendment requires the sentencing authority to make a finding that a juvenile is permanently incorrigible in order to impose a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole; and (2) whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits a life without parole sentence for a crime committed by a juvenile.

Cases: Davis v. Mississippi

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 9, 2018, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/05/petition-of-the-day-1379/