Fair and Just Prosecution Amicus Brief in Michigan v. Montario Taylor

In this amicus brief (and a companion brief filed in Michigan v. Andrew Czarnecki), Fair and Just Prosecution urges the Michigan Supreme Court to extend 19- and 20-year olds its finding that life without parole sentences for young people violate state and federal constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment.

File Type: pdf
Categories: Amicus brief, Resource Library
Tags: 8th Amendment, Adolescent Development, Culpability, Emerging Adults, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, Sentencing