What is the current state of the law on fixed life sentences for teenagers who commit first degree murder?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Reed, E052504 (Cal. App. 2012):

sentence for 15-year-old who committed first degree murder, and collecting cases]; State v. Draper (2011) 151 Idaho 576, 599 [261 P.3d 853] [affirming "fixed life" sentence for 16-year-old who committed murder, and collecting cases].)

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