Legal Opinion
Henry Hill v. Rick Snyder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2017No. 17-1252PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
Since 2010, Plaintiffs have sought federal court review of the punishments Michigan may constitutionally impose on individuals convicted of first-degree murder for acts they committed as children. When we last considered this case, the legal landscape had changed in a few fundamental ways: The Supreme Court had twice ruled that the unique characteristics of youth must factor into sentencing decisions for juvenile offenders facing life imprisonment, and the Michigan Legislature had amended its statutory scheme to implement these rulings. Recognizing the…
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