Bill Text: CT SB00796 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Lengthy Sentences For Crimes Committed By A Child Or Youth And The Sentencing Of A Child Or Youth Convicted Of Certain Felony Offenses.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-23 - Signed by the Governor [SB00796 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00796-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 796
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2216
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist. SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd Dist. SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.			SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist. SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist. SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LENGTHY SENTENCES FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY A CHILD OR YOUTH AND THE SENTENCING OF A CHILD OR YOUTH CONVICTED OF CERTAIN FELONY OFFENSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to comply with the Supreme Court of the United States by providing for review of sentences by persons who were under eighteen years of age when they committed their crimes, and providing guidelines for sentencing of juveniles convicted of certain serious felonies.

Statement of Purpose:

To comply with the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in Miller v. Alabama and Graham v. Florida.