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PEOPLE v. CONTRERAS

Respondent’s Supplemental Brief

4 Cited authorities

  1. Graham v. Florida

    560 U.S. 48 (2010)   Cited 4,397 times   46 Legal Analyses
    Holding life without parole sentences unconstitutional for non-homicide juvenile offenders

  2. Angel v. Commonwealth

    281 Va. 248 (Va. 2011)   Cited 89 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Virginia's geriatric release program provided juvenile nonhomicide offenders serving life sentences with a meaningful opportunity for release based on demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation, as required by Graham

  3. LeBlanc v. Mathena

    841 F.3d 256 (4th Cir. 2016)   Cited 19 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Virginia's Geriatric Release program does not comply with the requirements of Graham as it does not provide a "meaningful" opportunity for release for juvenile offenders

  4. Section 2254 - State custody; remedies in Federal courts

    28 U.S.C. § 2254   Cited 204,124 times   341 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a determination of a factual issue made by a State court shall be presumed to be correct" and "[t]he applicant shall have the burden of rebutting the presumption of correctness by clear and convincing evidence"