People v. Woolfolk

Memorandum Opinion. The issue before this Court concerns the matter of age calculation for the purposes of Miller v Alabama, 567 US_; 132 S Ct 2455; 183 L Ed 2d 407 (2012), in which the United States Supreme Court held that “mandatory life without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on ‘cruel and unusual punishments.’ ” The Court of Appeals in a very thorough and thoughtful opinion held that such calculation must be made with reference to a person’s anniversary of birth. We agree and affirm the judgment of the Court of…