2012 House Bill 6013

Revise first degree murder lifer law for minors

Introduced in the House

Nov. 8, 2012

Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D-69)

To revise the application to minors of the state’s mandatory life imprisonment for first degree murder law, so as to conform with the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miller v Alabama. A Senate Fiscal Agency <a href="http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/Departments/DepartmentPublications/CorrJuvenileLifersMemo.pdf">memo</a> describes the ruling and its application to Michigan law.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary