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2014 SESSION

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SB 122 Juvenile offenders; offenses and punishment.

Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Juvenile offenders; sentences. Provides that the punishment is a Class 2 felony (20 years to life) for persons convicted of a crime committed when a juvenile for which the only available punishment is a life sentence. The bill also provides that a juvenile cannot commit capital murder. This bill is in response to Miller v. Alabama (567 U.S.___, 2012) where the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits a sentencing scheme that requires life in prison without the possibility of parole for juvenile homicide offenders.

FULL TEXT

• 12/30/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103084D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/30/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103084D
• 12/30/13  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/14  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)