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STATE v. LONG

No. 2012-1410.

138 Ohio St.3d 478 (2014)

2014-Ohio-849

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellee, v. LONG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters , Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ronald W. Springman , Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Stephen P. Hardwick , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, and Peter K. Glenn-Applegate , Deputy Solicitor, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.

Marsha L. Levick , urging reversal for amicus curiae Juvenile Law Center.

Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, L.L.P., and Gia L. Cincone , urging reversal for amicus curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} In this case, we are asked whether a trial court violates the Eighth Amendment by imposing a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for an aggravated murder committed by a juvenile. We hold that a court, in exercising its discretion under R.C. 2929.03(A), must separately consider the youth of a juvenile offender as a mitigating factor before imposing a sentence of life without parole in light of Miller v...

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