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What Are The Results Of The Evan Miller Court Case

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Findings of the case In the trial Miller vs. Alabama, Evan Miller was sentenced to life without parole. Miller at the time was only 14 years old. Before we make up our minds on whether or not he deserved life without parole we need to know what he did. On “July 2003, Evan Miller, along with Colby Smith, killed Cole Cannon by beating Cannon with a baseball bat and burning Cannon's trailer while Cannon was inside” (Miller). It was a case that wasn’t taken lightly and would get Miller “charged as a juvenile, but his case was removed to adult court” (“Miller”) because of how serious the crime committed. What was the motive behind such a horrendous crime, robbery, drugs, and alcohol. Sadly, it wasn’t a crime which the court hasn’t seen before, …show more content…

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). These two categories include house arrest, placement, detention in juvenile halls, and adult jail but sometimes these aren’t the proper solutions and they can be placed in different programs. Such programs like community service, fines, counseling, or electronic monitoring are just a few. One important thing we can do is invest more in these programs, to hopefully prevent crimes like …show more content…

Alabama are still in debate. The Supreme Court still hasn’t decided whether or not the ruling would apply to past cases. But the decisions one makes at the age of 14 aren’t the same as 24, 34, or 44 and for that matter they deserve the opportunity of parole after a fair sentence. It does give the current youth an opportunity to parole or not to be sentenced to life without parole. Miller vs. Alabama was, “the third in a decade that puts new constitutional limits on crimes involving juveniles” (Savage) being one of the biggest rulings in recent court. Millers case made a huge impact on future cases because life without parole at 14 is a harsh punishment even when they committed

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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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