Cooley: Michigan Supreme Court Rules Life Without Parole Disproportionate Punishment for 18-Year-Olds
September 03, 2022
September 03, 2022
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022:
The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled in four cases, including People v. Parks and People v. Poole, that sentences of mandatory life without parole (LWOP) for 18 year-old persons violate the Michigan Constitution's ban on "cruel or unusual" punishment. Cooley submitted amicus briefs in both cases on behalf of neuroscientists, psychologists and criminal justice . . .
The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled in four cases, including People v. Parks and People v. Poole, that sentences of mandatory life without parole (LWOP) for 18 year-old persons violate the Michigan Constitution's ban on "cruel or unusual" punishment. Cooley submitted amicus briefs in both cases on behalf of neuroscientists, psychologists and criminal justice . . .