Tennessee HB 428: Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, revises the sentence for aggravated rape of a child when committed by a juvenile, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, from mandatory life imprisonment without parole to a Class A felony to be sentenced within Range III; applies to sentences imposed on or after July 1, 2021; specifies that a person who was a juvenile at the time of committing the offense of aggravated rape of a child must serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed less sentence credits earned and retained, not to reduce the sentence imposed by more than 15 percent. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Status: Pub. Ch. 104 (as of 2021-04-12)

State: Tennessee · Session: 112 · Bill: HB 428

Subjects: Juvenile Offenders

Sponsors: Littleton, White

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