Government,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
California Supreme Court
Jun. 11, 2021
Justice Liu asks Legislature to review life without parole for under 25s
In a statement filed Wednesday concurring with the high court’s denial of review in the case of a man convicted of two murders during a burglary and robbery at 19, Liu asked for a legislative review of Penal Code Section 3051.
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu joined 11 Court of Appeal justices in calling for the Legislature to reconsider a law that excludes felons over 18 serving life without parole sentences from the parole hearing provisions afforded minors with the similar serious convictions and lengthy sentences.
In a statement filed Wednesday concurring with the high co...
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