Case Name: Miller v. Alabama Summary: Evan Miller was a 14-year-old juvenile that was convicted of aggravated murder and sente prison without parole in the state of Alabama. Miller appealed his conviction arguing that it violated Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. "The decision further expands a rece Supreme Court decisions that have held that juveniles must be treated differently than adult offende sentencing" (Campbell & Gouldin 2014). Impact of the case: The impact of this case established that "children are constitutionally different fro sentencing purposes" and that it violates the Eighth Amendment's probation against cruel and unus (Oyez n.d.). The opinion of the court states; "mandatory life without parole for a juvenile precludes c his chronological age and its landmark features-among them, immaturity, impetuosity, and failure to and consequences" (Carrizales & Schultz n.d.). "This decision may discourage minors sentenced to lif from attempting to rehabilitate, but may also more effectively deter violent crime" (Carrizales & Schu Miller's favor, "the American Psychological Association APA and others argue that youths must not be without parole because they are less developed and therefore, less culpable than adults. In particule that youths are inherently less culpable than adults based on differences in neurological developmer Schultz n.d.). "A group of former Juvenile Court Judges argue that Miller's sentence of life without pa