If you have recently been charged with a criminal offense in California and this is your first time dealing with the criminal justice system you are likely scared, confused, worried, and possibly frustrated. These are all perfectly normal responses to been charged with a crime. Since this likely means that “How Often Do Lawyers Contact Their Clients?”
Are Juveniles Lawfully Subject to Life without Parole?
The United States Supreme Court will entertain oral argument today on the issue of whether a life sentence without parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a non-murder offense violates the Eight Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court has already decided that juveniles are not subject to “Are Juveniles Lawfully Subject to Life without Parole?”