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SB 125 Juvenile offenders; sentence modification.

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

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Juvenile offenders; sentence modification. Establishes a procedure to retroactively modify a mandatory life sentence for persons convicted of a crime committed when a juvenile. The bill provides for an individualized assessment and allows the punishment to be reduced to a Class 2 felony (20 years to life). 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 mandates 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 14100980D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/30/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100980D
• 12/30/13  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/14  Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)