2013 House Bill 4809

Revise first degree murder lifer law for minors

Introduced in the House

June 6, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R-90)

To revise the application to minors of the state’s mandatory life imprisonment for first degree murder law, so as to conform with the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miller v Alabama. A Senate Fiscal Agency <a href="http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/Departments/DepartmentPublications/CorrJuvenileLifersMemo.pdf">memo</a> describes the ruling and its application to Michigan law. This bill is part of a package, and would revise address the prospective application of the ruling going forward.

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice