Juvenile Life Without Parole: How the Supreme Court of Ohio Should Interpret Montgomery v. Louisiana
Abstract
Regardless of the numerous differences between juveniles and adults, some states, including the State of Ohio, continue to impose upon juvenile homicide offenders one of the harshest forms of punishment: life without parole. In 2016, the United States Supreme Court decided Montgomery v. Louisiana, and in doing so, the Court reiterated its previous contention that a sentence of juvenile life without parole should only be imposed upon juvenile homicide offenders whose crimes reflect "irreparable corruption." The Supreme Court of Ohio has yet to apply the Court’s Montgomery decision, but this Note suggests that if it does, the court should utilize the case as a way to end the imposition of this type of sentence on juveniles in Ohio.
Recommended Citation
Grace O. Hurley,
Juvenile Life Without Parole: How the Supreme Court of Ohio Should Interpret Montgomery v. Louisiana,
68 Clev. St. L. Rev.
102
(2019)
available at https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clevstlrev/vol68/iss1/8
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