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Miller v. Alabama, sentenced again to LWOP for murder committed when he was only 14
As reported in this AP piece, headlined Juvenile lifer who set precedent sentenced to life again, a high-profile juvenile murderer was sentenced yet again to life in prison without parole despite having helped win a Supreme Court ruling reversing his original LWOP sentence. Here are the details:
Evan Miller was just 14 when he committed the slaying that sent him to prison. In reviewing his case, the U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles saying judges and juries should consider the special factors of youth a decision that eventually led to inmates across the country getting a chance at release.
Evan Miller resentenced to life without parole for murder he committed at age 14 Share Updated: 10:54 AM CDT Apr 28, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 10:54 AM CDT Apr 28, 2021
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Show Transcript BEING BUILT. WELL, THE YOUNGEST PERSON EVER SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE WILL CONTINUE HIS SENTENCE IN AN ALABAMA STATE PRISON. EVAN MILLER WAS 14 YEARS OLD WHEN HE BEAT HIS NEIGHBOR TO DEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT BACK IN 2003. HE THEN SET THE HOME AND LAWRENCE COUNTY ON FIRE IN 2012. HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE NOW MILLER’S ATTORNEYS TOOK THAT SENTENCING TO THE SUPREME COURT SAYING A LIFE SENTENCE OF A JUVENILE WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL NOW 28 YEARS OLD MILLER HAS BEEN RECENT TO LIFE.