05-12-2013, 07:44 PM
^ I must have been recalling non-homicide sentencing.
A juvenile offender can only be held by the Youth Department until 25 years old, but sentencing can be up to life without parole. I think that sentencing might only apply to juveniles tried as adults though.
This from a story about the arrest, released today:
California law only allows children as young as 14 to be tried as an adult. If the 12-year-old is convicted, he could expect to be released by the time he is 25.
Read more: http://fox40.com/2013/05/11/arrest-made-...z2T7r5q1LI
Anyway, there is a new law in California pertaining to juveniles.
Senate Bill 9 was passed in September 2012 and became effective in January 2013.
This bill authorizes an offender who was: under 18 years of age at the commitment of the offense, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and having served 15 years of that sentence, to submit a petition to the sentencing court for recall and resentencing provided they meet all eligibility criteria and considerations. The bill would not allow a prisoner to petition, who tortured his or her victim or whose victim was a public safety official. Victims and/or victim family members shall retain the rights to participate in any resentencing hearing.
Ref:
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/victim_services/sentencing.html
Interested to see how this all plays out.
A juvenile offender can only be held by the Youth Department until 25 years old, but sentencing can be up to life without parole. I think that sentencing might only apply to juveniles tried as adults though.
This from a story about the arrest, released today:
California law only allows children as young as 14 to be tried as an adult. If the 12-year-old is convicted, he could expect to be released by the time he is 25.
Read more: http://fox40.com/2013/05/11/arrest-made-...z2T7r5q1LI
Anyway, there is a new law in California pertaining to juveniles.
Senate Bill 9 was passed in September 2012 and became effective in January 2013.
This bill authorizes an offender who was: under 18 years of age at the commitment of the offense, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and having served 15 years of that sentence, to submit a petition to the sentencing court for recall and resentencing provided they meet all eligibility criteria and considerations. The bill would not allow a prisoner to petition, who tortured his or her victim or whose victim was a public safety official. Victims and/or victim family members shall retain the rights to participate in any resentencing hearing.
Ref:
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/victim_services/sentencing.html
Interested to see how this all plays out.