In San Diego California, a judge has the option to sentence a defendant to a term of probation in lieu of, or in addition to, a term of incarceration. If you have been sentenced to probation then you should know there are a variety of rules and regulations that must “Probation Violation in San Diego: Missing Your Appointment with Your Probation Officer”
Life Imprisonment without Parole is illegal in Non-Murder Juvenile Matters
The United States Supreme Court in a deeply divided opinion reversed a conviction of a 16-year old minor who was sentenced to life without parole (LWOP) for a non-homicide Florida offense of home invasion robbery. In Graham v. Florida, the court held that a sentence of LWOP for any juvenile “Life Imprisonment without Parole is illegal in Non-Murder Juvenile Matters”