Massachusetts H1900 aims to prevent mandatory minimum sentences based on juvenile adjudications.
Massachusetts H1900 amends the state's General Laws to prevent mandatory minimum sentences from being imposed based on juvenile adjudications. This bill redefines certain crimes and excludes juvenile adjudications from being considered prior convictions that trigger enhanced sentences. It also provides for resentencing of individuals currently serving sentences where a juvenile adjudication was used as a prior predicate conviction.
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