#SCOTUS granted, vacated, & remanded a series of cases under Montgomery in which juveniles sentenced to death had sentences converted life.
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Replying to @chrisgeidner
After having had their sentences converted to life after Roper, question now is what to do w/ their life sentences after Miller/Montgomery.
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The decision in Adams also applies to other cases out of Alabama Knotts, Bonds, Slaton, Flowers, Barnes (all v. Ala.), & Johnson v. Manis.
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Justice Thomas, with Alito, concurred noting that the GVR doesn't mean they are "entitle[d] to retroactive relief."
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Justice Alito, with Thomas, says this is different from most of the Montgomery related GVRs b/c capital juries had to consider mitigation.
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Justice Sotomayor, joined by Ginsburg, responds to Alito, arguing that Miller/Montgomery require more than Alito suggests.
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Here are the three dueling opinions in the Alabama juvenile sentencing cases: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2841149/AlabamaGVR.pdf … #SCOTUS
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