The 6-1, party-line high court ruling will apply retroactively, meaning it will affect an unknown number of similar cases that are on appeal. The lone dissenting justice accused the majority of ...

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sentencing a juvenile offender to 50 to 75 years in prison for second-degree murder is “unconstitutionally excessive.” “This sentence is out of step with ...

Lansing — A 50-year sentence for a minor convicted of second-degree murder is akin to "cruel or unusual punishment" and thus is unconstitutional, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday in the ...