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One of the state lawmakers behind a massive package of juvenile justice reform bills says the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday should give the legislation some momentum.
The high court ruled that sentencing a juvenile to a mandatory life sentence is unconstitutional and anyone sentenced to life prison as a 17 year old can challenge their sentence or even be released on parole.
State Representative Pete Lucido, R-Shelby Township, is one of a handful of lawmakers backing a series of bills to change the age someone can be charged as an adult for committing certain crimes in Michigan from 17 years old to 18 years old.
Michigan is one of nine states where the age someone can be charged as an adult is 17 as opposed to 18.
There were a pair of hearings on the 20 bill package late last year but no vote was taken.
