Judges Must Consider the Attributes of Youth in Deciding Sentence
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. A landmark ruling by the California Supreme Court overturns a two-decades-old presumption in favor of life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of certain murders, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision brings the United States closer to the rest of the world in the approach to sentencing for youth.
The California Supreme Court decision on May 5, 2014, in People v.…
