StandDown Texas Project (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... fully formed, they have more potential to become productive members of society. The petitioners in Graham v. Florida argue that this reasoning should apply beyond capital crimes, especially where no death was involved. Terrance Graham robbed a woman at gunpoint in her home, a few weeks after completing a previous prison stint for armed burglary and assault. He was 17 years...
l r c - o r b i t ... .. (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two companion cases regarding whether it is cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment to sentence a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of parole for committing a non-homicide offense. The two cases are Graham v. Florida , No. 08-7412, in which Terrance Graham was sentenced to...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... committed. The cases involve Joe Sullivan, 34, who raped a 72-year-old woman when he was 13, and Terrance Graham, 22, who orchestrated a home invasion while on parole for armed burglary when he was 17. Such crimes deserve years of punishment, reflection and repentance. But does society require that a minor, whose judgment was still in a formative stage when he did the crime, be forced...
Bossip (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Teens Terrance Graham and Joe Sullivan were locked up for life at age 15 and 13. Graham was convicted of a home invasion and Sullivan for rape at 13. The NY Times has a debate going on. One debater says the following: Children do not have fully matured levels of judgment or impulse control, and [...]
Don't Tase Me, Bro! (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
You won't likely hear this answer on Jeopardy anytime soon: "Is the only country in the developed world where minors, even children as young as 13 are regularly put in prison for life without parole, even for non-murder offenses." But in case you do the question is "What is the United States?" ACLU blog reports Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Sullivan v. Florida and Graham v. Florida...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
In 2003, Terrance Graham, then 16, and a friend went into a , Fla., restaurant intending to rob it. Graham's friend hit the manager over the head with a steel bar, but the perpetrators fled without getting any money. Convicted of two felonies, Graham was sentenced to a year in jail and three years of probation.When he got out, he promptly went back into the same seedy line...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible, although he was only 13 at the time of the attack.Terrance Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The cases being heard Monday involve two Florida convicts. Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman when he was 13. Terrance Graham was implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17
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Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... Florida, who took a get-tough approach in the 1990s. The two Florida cases Sullivan v. Florida and Graham v. Florida are at the center of the highly controversial debate. Terrance Graham violated probation after being involved in a home invasion. Graham was on probation after he was convicted of armed robbery a year earlier was sentenced at age 17. Joe Harris Sullivan,...
Black Political Thought (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The US Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a non-homicide violates the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. In 2005, SCOTUS decided that it was unconstitutional to execute juveniles who had committed murder. The court will hear two cases from Florida, Sullivan v. Florida and Graham...
About Gay Life (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether sentencing youth offenders that have committed non-homicidal crimes to life in prison without parole is cruel or unusual punishment. The cases involve two youths, Joe Harris Sullivan, one of only two 13-year-olds sentenced to life in prison without parole, and Floridian Terrance Graham, who was sentenced at age 17. Currently, Florida...
Think Outside the Cage (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Denver Post WASHINGTON — Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. Terrance Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence by a judge who told the teenager he threw his life away. They didn't kill anyone, but they effectively were sentenced to...
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... means you will stay in your cell and die there," said attorney Bryan Gowdy, who represents Terrance Graham. "Adolescents are different," he said, and they should not be treated as hardened, adult criminals. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said he could go part way. He said such a stiff sentence could be seen as "disproportionate" to the crime and the age...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether it's cruel and unusual for juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison for crimes in which the victim does not die. The Court will hear two similar cases consecutively. SCOTUSblog provides a full overview, but the two cases can be summarized as follows: Graham v. Florida : Terrance Graham was 16 when he was charged with burglary...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. Terrance Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence by a judge who told the teenager he threw his life away. They didn't kill anyone, but they effectively were sentenced to die in prison. Life sentences with...
