Juvenile offenders; sentence modification. (SB125)
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
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. Read the Bill »
Status
12/30/2013: Awaiting a Vote in the Courts of Justice Committee
History
Date | Action |
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12/30/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 |
12/30/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100980D |
12/30/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB125) |
01/20/2014 | Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |