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Committee bars youthful-offender status for 16-and-up charged with murder or capital murder
Summary
House Bill 146 was amended to prohibit judges from granting youthful-offender status to defendants aged 16 or older charged with murder or capital murder; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended after lengthy debate over intent and prosecutorial discretion.
The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted to report House Bill 146 as amended, a measure that would prohibit a court from granting youthful-offender status to any defendant 16 years of age or older charged with murder or capital murder.
Representative Pettis, sponsor of the bill, said the amendment clarifies that the restriction applies to capital murder under Ala. Code —13A-5-40 and murder under Ala. Code —13A-6-2. The committee adopted the amendment that replaces the bill's original lines to reference the specific capital-murder and murder statutes.
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