Michigan Attorney General to Appeal Order Giving Juvenile Lifers Chance for Parole
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"First-degree murder is a serious crime, and it carries with it serious consequences," attorney general Bill Schuette said in a news release.
Federal, State Courts may Clash on 350 Juvenile Lifers
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A Michigan state court case says some 350 people given mandatory no-parole sentences for murders committed as juveniles must serve their full sentences. But in the coming days, a federal court is expected to opine on a similar question. A federal court in Michigan will soon rule on the constitutionality of automatic, no-appeal life sentences given to 13 people over the last few decades. The offenders in Hill et. al.