State of Tennessee v. Tyshon Booker (Concur)

Not so long ago, it was commonplace for states to require juveniles convicted of

homicide to serve sentences of over fifty years. Now, that practice has vanished. A review

of sentencing statutes enacted by state legislatures and court decisions shows that there is

now only one state where juvenile offenders face a mandatory non-aggregated sentence of

more than 50 years for first-degree murder with no aggravating factors—Tennessee. In the

entirety of the nation, Tennessee stands alone.