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Tag Archives: Graham v. Florida
What IS the Age of Maturity?
A recent question in CityView, a Des Moines alternative newspaper, asked readers: “Should the minimum age to purchase tobacco products be raised to 21 in Iowa?” All sorts of answers ensued. One reader said tobacco should be outlawed and marijuana … Continue reading
Invasion of the Judicial and Legislative Branches
On Monday, July 16, Governor Terry Branstad issued a commutation to 38 of Iowa’s lifers. That group of lifers consists of those felons who are serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues, Youth
Tagged cruel and unusual punishment, Des Moines Registser, Eighth Amendment, Governor Terry Branstad, Graham v. Florida, Iowa Board of Parole, Iowa Constitution, Iowa Legislature, Miller v. Alabama, Roper v. Simmons, United States Supreme Court
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A Must-Do for the Iowa Legislature
The Iowa Legislature must conform to the holding in Graham. “That for a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide the Eighth Amendment forbids the sentence of life without parole.” Continue reading