Implementing Justice: Review and Resentencing in the Wake of Montgomery v. Louisiana

• In Event: Race and the Carceral State

Brief Overview

In this paper, we examine state methods of reviewing JLWOP sentences under Montgomery. Are geographical and racial biases present in that review, as was the case in initial JLWOP sentencing? What are the implications of those biases?

Authors

• Chris Nemacheck, College of William and Mary

• Nadiah Cooper, William & Mary

• Justin Kaley, William & Mary

• Margarita Orozco, William & Mary

• Isaac Poritsky, William & Mary

• Evan Smith, William & Mary