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Evan Miller, who killed Cole Cannon with the help of another boy, should be tried as a juvenile. Until the age of 21 Evan Miller should focus on counseling and rehabilitation at a juvenile facility. He would then later be moved to an adult facility with a 5-10 years sentence and have a chance of parole. Evan Miller is only a 14-year-old teen and this one action should not dictate the rest of his life. He should be given the chance to write his wrong and understand his actions through rehabilitation. Of course, Miller should still be punished for his horrendous crime of taking the life of Cole Cannon but not to the extent of an adult. As a 14-year-old Evan Miller is seen as a kid in many aspects of life and the law. Under the law, Miller is …show more content…

This time of rehabilitation could also give him the help to make sense of his troubled childhood since he was never given an opportunity before his crime. There are many ways in which an offender not receiving rehabilitation could negatively affect them. In his viewpoint essay, Adult Sentencing Does Not Deter Juveniles from Crime, Enrico Paganelli uses a study on increased recidivism among juvenile offenders as an example of why rehabilitation is important for the future. This study was conducted by Jeffrey Fagan of Columbia and Paganelli states that Fagan “compared the recidivism rate of such youths charged in criminal court under New York's automatic transfer statute to those charged in New Jersey's juvenile court and found a significant increase in the recidivism of juveniles who had been transferred to the adult system”. This increase in recidivism would not greatly affect Miller if he was given a juvenile sentence. It is preferable that when Evan Miller is to be released he does not return to committing crimes because of the lack of rehabilitation in adult sentencing. Considering his age, the rehabilitating process could help guide the growth of Miller’s mind in the right …show more content…

These laws create a line between child and adult because of how different the two are mentally and physically. So why cross that line when it comes to sentencing Evan Miller for his crime? It is hypocritical that Miller is viewed as an adult when the circumstances deem it necessary or because the people want him to be sentenced as an adult. A child should be viewed as a kid and an adult should be viewed as an adult. In the article, Kids are Kids-Until They Commit Crimes by Marjie Lundstrom, Lundstorm states, “It is a vexing question these days for the under-eighteen crowd, the group we routinely write off as ‘only kids.’ It’s why they can’t smoke, or drink, or go to R movies without our permission. It’s why they don’t vote. It’s why they have curfews. It’s why we fret over their Internet access and fuss about driving privileges.” These examples of restrictions on children show that Evan Miller, a 14-year-old, is very different from an adult. If Miller were to be given an adult sentencing then he should be allowed to smoke or drink at the age of 14 as well. However, it’s unreasonable to allow a person at such a young age to do all those things so it is not reasonable to have him also tried as an

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Facts: Evan Miller beat and robbed Cole Cannon (his neighbor). He was only fourteen years old when he and his friend Colby Smith committed the offense. On July 15, 2013, Miller and Smith illegal enter Mr. Cannon home looking for narcotics when they did not find any drugs they lifted baseball cards and left. Later on the same day both boys went back to Mr. Cannon home and robbed him while he was sleeping. Mr. Cannon woke up during the robbery and attacked Miller.

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In 2012, the case of Miller v. Alabama was presented in front of the Supreme Court detailing the crimes that took place in 2003 by Evan Miller. In July 2003, Miller, who was only fourteen years old at the time, with companion Colby Smith killed neighbor Cole Cannon by beating him with his own baseball bat and burning down the trailer Mr. Cannon lived in, while he was still inside. In 2004, Miller was to be tried as an adult for his crimes for capital murder. In 2006, he was found guilty and charges with aggravated murder and sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment without any parole.

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Miller V. Alabama The Facts One July 2003 night, Evan Miller a 14-year-old juvenile at the time; was together with a friend Colby Smith at Miller’s house (Oyez,n.d.). At the time, Miller was expecting a neighbor Cole Cannon to come by to ascertain a drug deal with Miller’s mother (Miller V. Alabama, 2012,p.1004).Miller and Smith then preceded to Cannon ’s trailer to smoke marijuana while playing drinking games (Miller V. Alabama, 2012,p.676, 689). Once Cannon lost consciousness, Miller took the opportunity to steal Cannon’s wallet; successful, he shared the $300 he obtained with Smith (Miller V. Alabama, 2012,p.676,689). Then Miller tried to cover his tracks by replacing Cannon’s wallet (now empty) back into his pocket; while doing so Cannon regained consciousness and seized Miller at the neck and throat (Miller V. Alabama, 2012,p.676,689).

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Cases like Miller’s are sent to juvenile jail facilities, Millers crime isn’t something that can easily be fixed with counseling and than left go. The best option for Miller was simply to avoid life without the possibility of parole. Before being transferred to a prison there are programs that could help troubled kids, like Miller. For example some “sentencing options for juvenile crime can be classified into two basic categories: incarceration-related options and non-incarceration options” (Clarke).

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At, the time of the crime Miller was only 14 years old. July 15, 2003 Evan Miller and His Friend Colby Smith where at Evan Millers house when neighbor Cole Cannon walked to his house and asked for some food. When Miller said we don’t have any food Cannon left, miller and smith went to Cannons house and rooted around for drugs and whatever else. When they

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