How has the court considered age, mental health status at the time of the crime before sentencing a teenager who committed a crime as a juvenile?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jackson, D076497 (Cal. App. 2020):
The court considered defendant's age18and mental health status at the time of the crime before reviewing defendant's sentence. Defendant contends, however, that the court did not provide the "individualized discretion" that is required when sentencing a person who committed a crime as a juvenile. (People v. Franklin (2016) 63 Cal.4th 261, 275; see also Miller v. Alabama (2012) 567 U.S. 460, 471-474.)
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