2007 House Bill 4403 (Ban life without parole sentence for juveniles )

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Introduced by Rep. Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) on March 6, 2007, to prohibit sentencing an individual convicted as a juvenile to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. This is the maximum penalty in Michigan law and is only imposed for the most serious crimes of violence.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 6, 2007.
Passed in the House (66 to 40) on December 4, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on December 10, 2008.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 10, 2008.

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1) Re: 2007 House Bill 4403 (Ban life without parole sentence for juveniles ) [by crazycajun on January 13, 2009]

i see by the total lack of responses that no one from either side can come up with one GOOD reason, one without emotion, to prohibit life without parole sentences being given to juveniles who deserve them.

therefore, i must conclude, that there IS NO GOOD REASON TO STOP GIVING JUVENILES WHO DESERVE IT LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF PAROLE.

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2) Re: 2007 House Bill 4403 (Ban life without parole sentence for juveniles ) [by crazycajun on January 12, 2009]

liberals can forgive anything, even murder, except murder by the state, which is what they see life without parole as.

the facts have no bearing on their rhetoric, or their decisions.

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3) Re: 2007 House Bill 4403 (Ban life without parole sentence for juveniles ) [by mrgalactica on January 2, 2009]

I wonder what these bills' passes of chancing are now that a 16 year old is charged with killing an Oak Park policeman?

http://www.freep.com/article/20090102/NEWS03/90102011/0/NEWS07

In my opinion, it would be sick and wrong if this punk got a chance at parole after only 10 years. He deserves prison until death.

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