Evan Miller

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Evan Miller is an American man whose case as a juvenile offender led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, which restricted mandatory life-without-parole sentences for minors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
juvenile offender
ageAtTimeOfOffense 14
associatedLegalPrinciple juvenile sentencing reform in the United States
associatedWith Eighth Amendment jurisprudence
juvenile justice in the United States
caseNameAsParty Miller v. Alabama NERFINISHED
convictedAs juvenile
convictedOf capital murder
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup White American
hasEffectOn restriction of mandatory life-without-parole sentences for minors in the United States
sentencing practices for juvenile homicide offenders
hasRole petitioner in Miller v. Alabama
involvedIn constitutional challenge to juvenile life-without-parole
legalAppealResultedIn U.S. Supreme Court review
legalCaseConcerned Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments
mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles
legalCaseLedTo requirement for individualized sentencing for juveniles facing life without parole
notableFor Miller v. Alabama NERFINISHED
participantIn Miller v. Alabama NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Alabama NERFINISHED
sentencedTo life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
sentenceImposedIn Alabama NERFINISHED
sentenceType mandatory life without parole
sexOrGender male
timePeriodOfOffense late 1990s

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Miller v. Alabama petitioner Evan Miller