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8 Iowa opinions name it 1 courts 2017–2021 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Aligreen2 sentences2017Compare Casiano v. Comm’r of Corr., 115 A.3d 1031 , 1044 (Conn. 2015) (concluding Miller applies to juvenile offenders sentenced to the “functional equivalent” of life without parole), with State v. Ali, ___ N.W.2d ___, ___, 2017 WL 2152730, at *1 (Minn. 2017) (holding Miller only applies to the specific sentence of life without parole). 2017Compare Casiano v. Comm’r of Corr., 115 A.3d 1031 , 1044 (Conn. 2015) (concluding Miller applies to juvenile offenders sentenced to the “functional equivalent” of life without parole), with State v. Ali, ___ N.W.2d ___, ___, 2017 WL 2152730, at *1 (Minn. 2017) (holding Miller only applies to the specific sentence of life without parole). | 2 | 2 |
Laisha L. Landrum v. State of Floridagreen2 sentences2017Compare Landrum v. State, 192 So. 3d 459, 467 (Fla. 2016) (concluding a Miller-type hearing is required before a sentencing court may impose a discretionary sentence of life without parole), with Foster v. State, 754 S.E.2d 33, 37 (Ga. 2014) (finding Miller-type hearing inapplicable to discretionary sentence of life without parole). 2017Compare Landrum v. State, 192 So. 3d 459, 467 (Fla. 2016) (concluding a Miller-type hearing is required before a sentencing court may impose a discretionary sentence of life without parole), with Foster v. State, 754 S.E.2d 33, 37 (Ga. 2014) (finding Miller-type hearing inapplicable to discretionary sentence of life without parole). | 2 | 2 |
Foster v. Stategreen2 sentences2017Compare Landrum v. State, 192 So. 3d 459, 467 (Fla. 2016) (concluding a Miller-type hearing is required before a sentencing court may impose a discretionary sentence of life without parole), with Foster v. State, 754 S.E.2d 33, 37 (Ga. 2014) (finding Miller-type hearing inapplicable to discretionary sentence of life without parole). 2017Compare Landrum v. State, 192 So. 3d 459, 467 (Fla. 2016) (concluding a Miller-type hearing is required before a sentencing court may impose a discretionary sentence of life without parole), with Foster v. State, 754 S.E.2d 33, 37 (Ga. 2014) (finding Miller-type hearing inapplicable to discretionary sentence of life without parole). | 2 | 2 |
Miller v. Alabamagreen2 sentences2021See Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 , 479–80, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 2469 (2012); State v. Crooks, 911 N.W.2d 153 , 171–73 (Iowa 2018). 2021See Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 , 479–80, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 2469 (2012); State v. Crooks, 911 N.W.2d 153 , 171–73 (Iowa 2018). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Lyle
green
2 sentences2017Id. at 404 . 2017Id. at 404 . | 3 | 2017–2017 |
State of Iowa v. Yvette Marie Louisell
green
2 sentences2017Id. 2017Id. | 2 | 2017–2017 |
State of Iowa v. Noah Riley Crooks
green
2 sentences2021See Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 , 479–80, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 2469 (2012); State v. Crooks, 911 N.W.2d 153 , 171–73 (Iowa 2018). 2021See Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 , 479–80, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 2469 (2012); State v. Crooks, 911 N.W.2d 153 , 171–73 (Iowa 2018). | 1 | 2021–2021 |
State v. Sweet
green
2 sentences2017In Sweet , we held that life without the possibility of parole was categorically prohibited under article I, section 17 of the Iowa Constitution. 879 N.W.2d at 839 . 2017In Sweet , we held that life without the possibility of parole was categorically prohibited under article I, section 17 of the Iowa Constitution. 879 N.W.2d at 839 . | 1 | 2017–2017 |
State of Iowa v. Damion John Seats
green
2 sentences2017In Seats , we emphasized that in the context of a Miller-type hearing the district court was to consider the features of youth outlined in Roper, Graham, and Miller as mitigating factors, and we required specific factual findings before a juvenile was sentenced to a mandatory term. 865 N.W.2d at 555-58 . 2017In Seats , we emphasized that in the context of a Miller-type hearing the district court was to consider the features of youth outlined in Roper, Graham, and Miller as mitigating factors, and we required specific factual findings before a juvenile was sentenced to a mandatory term. 865 N.W.2d at 555-58 . | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.