Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Sentencing Results in Cruel and Unusual Difficulties for Missouri
Abstract
Part II gives a brief background of the facts and circumstances surrounding the Hart decision. Part III discusses the history of the Eighth Amendment and explores the U.S. Supreme Court’s trend toward leniency in the imposition of punishments, culminating with a discussion of the Miller decision. Part IV delves into the Supreme Court of Missouri’s reasoning behind its decision in Hart and the temporary sentencing procedures the court provided. Finally, Part V comments on the many problems currently facing Missouri’s criminal justice system since the implementation of the Miller decision and the actions that will be required by the legislature in revising the state’s criminal code in order to remedy these problems.
Recommended Citation
Andrew Peebles,
Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Sentencing Results in Cruel and Unusual Difficulties for Missouri,
79 Mo. L. Rev.
(2014)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr/vol79/iss4/18