The actual holding is that the Eighth Amendment "prohibits de facto LWOP sentences for juvenile offenders [who] are not incorrigible."
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U.s. v. Grant—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has issued an interesting juvenile-LWOP decision, holding that a cumulative set of non-life sentences that exceed a juvenile offender's life expectancy violates the Eighth Amendment.
http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/163820p.pdf … @DPInfoCtr
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The court says that a cumulative set of sentences that exceed a juvenile offender's life expectancy is a de facto sentence of life without parole, and so violates the 8th amendment's evolving standards of decency.
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The court further holds that life expectancy is not the ultimate determinant of constitutionality. Graham v. Florida requires a "meaningful opportunity for release," which includes an "opportunity to contribute productively to society."
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So, to effectuate the 8th Amendment’s requirement of meaningful opportunity for release, a juvenile offender [who] is found to be capable of reform should presumptively be afforded an opportunity for release at some point before the age of retirement."
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