People v. Buffer

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation 137 N.E.3d 763
2019 IL 122327
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 2019
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Derrick_Buffer
gptkbp:heldBy A de facto life sentence for a juvenile is unconstitutional unless the juvenile is found to be permanently incorrigible.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label People v. Buffer
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Illinois
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
juvenile sentencing
gptkbp:numberOfIssues Whether a 50-year sentence for a juvenile constitutes a de facto life sentence.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Miller_v._Alabama
gptkb:Montgomery_v._Louisiana
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2019_IL_123186
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8