Commonwealth v. Perez’s Empirical Analysis

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21 state decisions

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1. “the 'unique characteristics of juvenile offenders' should * weigh more heavily in the proportionality calculus than the United States Supreme Court required under the Eighth Amendment.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Perez · Commonwealth v. Lutskov

2. “"We review the denial of a motion brought under Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (a) [, as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001) ], for an abuse of discretion. Commonwealth v. Wright , 469 Mass. 447 , 461 [ 14 N.E.3d 294 ] (2014). Under that standard, the issue is whether the judge's decision resulted from ' "a clear error of judgment in weighing" the factors relevant to the decision ... such that the decision falls outside the range of reasonable alternatives' (citation omitted). L.L . v. Commonwealth , 470 Mass. 169 , 185 n.27 [ 20 N.E.3d 930 ] (2014)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Perez · Commonwealth v. Plasse

3. “(1) the particular attributes of the juvenile, including 'immaturity, impetuosity, and failure to appreciate risks and consequences'; (2) 'the family and home environment that surrounds [the juvenile] from which he cannot usually extricate himself'; and (3) 'the circumstances of the ... offense, including the extent of [the juvenile's] participation in the conduct and the way familial and peer pressures may have affected him.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Perez · Commonwealth v. Lutskov