What’s in dispute in arguments the Michigan Supreme Court will hear this morning is whether more than 350 teenagers who received mandatory life sentences under the old rules are now entitled to new sentencing hearings.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Michigan Supreme Court to consider resentencing juvenile "lifers"
The law is now clear that juveniles convicted of first-degree murder
can no longer be automatically sentenced to life in prison without
parole, without a judge first considering the circumstances of the case
and potential mitigating factors.
What’s in dispute in arguments the Michigan Supreme Court will hear this morning is whether more than 350 teenagers who received mandatory life sentences under the old rules are now entitled to new sentencing hearings.
Article here.
What’s in dispute in arguments the Michigan Supreme Court will hear this morning is whether more than 350 teenagers who received mandatory life sentences under the old rules are now entitled to new sentencing hearings.
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