Pennsylvania SB1400 amends sentencing laws for murder, including life imprisonment for second-degree murder and parole eligibility for certain.

Pennsylvania SB1400 amends the state's criminal code to establish mandatory life imprisonment without parole for second-degree murder if the defendant was 18 or older at the time of the crime and certain aggravating factors are present. It also allows the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole to consider parole for offenders sentenced to life for second-degree murder who have served at least 35 years or are 70 years old and have served at least 20 years. The bill includes provisions for victim notification and participation in parole hearings.

Pennsylvania SB1400 amends sentencing laws for murder, including life imprisonment for second-degree murder and parole eligibility for certain.

Pennsylvania SB1400 amends the state's criminal code to establish mandatory life imprisonment without parole for second-degree murder if the defendant was 18 or older at the time of the crime and certain aggravating factors are present. It also allows the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole to consider parole for offenders sentenced to life for second-degree murder who have served at least 35 years or are 70 years old and have served at least 20 years. The bill includes provisions for victim notification and participation in parole hearings.