California Supreme Court
Feb. 19, 2016
State high court mulls parole for juvenile offenders
The state Supreme Court will decide whether the Constitution requires parole hearings for juvenile offenders with lengthy prison terms.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court will decide this summer whether defendants who are serving lengthy sentences for crimes committed as juveniles should be given the chance to be released early.
At the core of the lead case, up for oral argument next month, is to what extent minors should face different sentencing treatment than adults. The case also asks whether subjecting juvenile offenders to lengthy pris...
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