Juveniles should not be subject to the death penalty,...
Juveniles should not be subject to the death penalty, the state Senate Judiciary Committee decided
Juveniles should not be subject to the death penalty, the state Senate Judiciary Committee decided.
SB141, passed 5-2, would require defendants to be at least 18 years old at the time they committed a crime in order to receive the death penalty. The maximum penalty for those younger than 18 would be life in prison without parole.
Existing law allows the death penalty for teenagers who are at least 16 if they are tried and convicted as adults for murder and certain other crimes.
The bill now moves to the Senate floor.
SB141, passed 5-2, would require defendants to be at least 18 years old at the time they committed a crime in order to receive the death penalty. The maximum penalty for those younger than 18 would be life in prison without parole.
Existing law allows the death penalty for teenagers who are at least 16 if they are tried and convicted as adults for murder and certain other crimes.
The bill now moves to the Senate floor.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, 12/02/2003)