Terrance Jamar Graham
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Terrance Jamar Graham is an American man whose juvenile non-homicide life sentence led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida, which barred such sentences without parole for juveniles.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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human ⓘ |
| ageAtTimeOfOffense | juvenile ⓘ |
| associatedCourtDecision | Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
armed burglary with assault or battery
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attempted armed robbery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Terrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw |
established that juveniles convicted of non-homicide offenses must have a meaningful opportunity for release
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prompted nationwide review of juvenile life without parole sentences for non-homicide offenses ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfConviction | State of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Graham v. Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | his sentence was held unconstitutional for juveniles in non-homicide cases ⓘ |
| name | Terrance Jamar Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the juvenile defendant in Graham v. Florida ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Florida (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsImplication | Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ |
| roleInCase | petitioner in Graham v. Florida ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment without possibility of parole (original sentence) ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
his case led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida
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sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for a non-homicide offense committed as a juvenile ⓘ |
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