Government,
Criminal
Aug. 31, 2018
Criminal justice bills approved by Legislature
Bills that limit the state felony murder rule and prohibit young teenagers from being sentenced in adult criminal court are headed to Gov. Jerry Brown after being approved by the Legislature.
Bills that limit the state felony murder rule and prohibit young teenagers from being sentenced in adult criminal court are headed to Gov. Jerry Brown after being approved by the Legislature.
SB 1391 would amend Proposition 57 and reverse a 1995 law that said 14- and 15-year-olds can be tried as adults while SB 1437 eliminates the felony murder rule for accomplices who didn’t intend to be involved in a killing, except for the deaths...
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