Code of Alabama - Title 13A: Criminal Code - Section 13A-5-43.1 - Life imprisonment for certain crimes by persons under 18 years of age

Section 13A-5-43.1 - Life imprisonment for certain crimes by persons under 18 years of age.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a defendant is found guilty of any non-homicide crime for which the only sentence provided by law is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and that defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she was under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense, the sentence shall be life imprisonment.

(Act 2016-360, §2.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021