Is a total term of imprisonment of 50 years to life for murder committed by a juvenile offender the functional equivalent of LWOP? If so, does the sentence violate the Eighth Amendment absent consideration of the mitigating factors for juvenile offenders set forth in Miller v. Alabama (2012)? Did Senate Bill 260 (parole suitability hearings for most juvenile offenders) render moot any claim that such a sentence violates the Eighth Amendment?
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