Montgomery v. Louisiana
E914622
Eighth Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
criminal procedure case
juvenile justice case
Montgomery v. Louisiana is a landmark 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision that made the ban on mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles retroactive, requiring states to apply that constitutional rule to past cases.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eighth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ juvenile justice case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | juvenile offenders sentenced to mandatory life without parole ⓘ |
| citation |
136 S. Ct. 718
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193 L. Ed. 2d 599 ⓘ 577 U.S. 190 ⓘ |
| clarifies | that substantive constitutional rules apply retroactively in state collateral review proceedings ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2016-01-25 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 14-280 ⓘ |
| effectOnMiller | made the rule of Miller v. Alabama retroactive to cases on state collateral review ⓘ |
| holding |
Miller v. Alabama announced a substantive rule of constitutional law that is retroactive on state collateral review.
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Prisoners whose sentences violate Miller v. Alabama must be given a meaningful opportunity for release or a new sentence that complies with Miller. ⓘ States must give effect to the substantive rule that mandatory life without parole for juvenile offenders violates the Eighth Amendment. ⓘ |
| impact | expanded resentencing and parole eligibility for individuals sentenced as juveniles to mandatory life without parole ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Elena Kagan
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John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionalHolding | The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review state collateral proceedings to ensure states give retroactive effect to substantive federal rules. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments
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juvenile life without parole ⓘ retroactivity of new constitutional rules on state collateral review ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction | State of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Henry Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | landmark decision ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Miller v. Alabama
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Penry v. Lynaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Schriro v. Summerlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Teague v. Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | states to provide a meaningful opportunity for release to juvenile offenders whose mandatory life without parole sentences are unconstitutional under Miller ⓘ |
| respondent | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleType | substantive rule of constitutional law ⓘ |
| stateParty | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal sentencing
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juvenile constitutional rights ⓘ postconviction review ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2015 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2016 ⓘ |
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