Recently, the United State Supreme Court ruled that those who were mandatorily sentenced to life without parole for crimes they committed when they were juveniles must be resentenced or granted the opportunity for parole. For this assignment, you will provide a 1,000 word analysis of one case of a “juvenile lifer” who has either been granted a resentencing or parole hearing. Required portions of this paper include:
-Description of the juvenile lifer’s background (e.g., what were the conditions that led up to the offense)
-Brief description of the offense committed
-Description of the juvenile lifer’s initial sentence and what their new sentence is following the resentencing/parole hearing
-Provide an analysis detailing why you believe the juvenile lifer received the new sentence following the resentencing/parole hearing.
-Provide a minimum of 3 references.
