PDF Commonwealth v. Robinson
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court asked a trial court to review the latest neuroscience on how the brain develops in those under 21. The court also asked the trial court to examine two cases involving teenagers sentenced to life in prison without parole for first-degree murders. In this decision, the trial court holds that it is unconstitutional under the Massachusetts Constitution to automatically sentence people under the age of 21 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.