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Michigan Supreme Court bans mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds in murder cases

Name: Michigan Supreme Court bans mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds in murder cases
Uploaded: 2025-04-11T17:08:00-0400
Duration: 34 s
Description: The Michigan Supreme Court made an extraordinary change to the state's sentencing law Thursday, striking down automatic, no-parole prison terms for 19-year-olds and 20-year-olds convicted of murder.

The Michigan Supreme Court made an extraordinary change to the state's sentencing law Thursday, striking down automatic, no-parole prison terms for 19-year-olds and 20-year-olds convicted of murder.