List of States With Mandatory JLWOP Affected by Ruling

 

 

 

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miller v Alabama, Jackson v Hobbs that mandatory life sentences for juveniles who kill were not constitutional, the next question was what states would this ruling apply to.

According to the briefs submitted by Alabama, the following states have applicable mandatory sentencing schemes that will fall under the ruling:

The US Federal Courts
AL
AZ
AR
CT
DE
FL
HI
ID
IL
IA
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
NE
NH
NJ
NC
OH
PA
SD
VT
VA
WA
WY