Plain English Breakdown
The source text states the bill prohibits seeking recall for 'an offense that meets the definition of a school shooting, as defined,' but does not provide that definition.
AB-1701: Blocking Sentence Review for School Shootings
This law stops people who were under 18 when they committed a school shooting from asking the court to review their life sentence.
What This Bill Does
- Adds a new rule that blocks certain young offenders from seeking a second look at their sentences if the crime was a school shooting.
- Keeps existing rules that already block people who hurt public safety officials like police officers.
Who It Names or Affects
- People sentenced to life in prison without parole
- Individuals who were under 18 years old when they committed their crimes
Terms To Know
- Recall and resentencing
- A legal process where a court reviews an old sentence to decide if it should be changed.
- Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
- A prison sentence that lasts for the rest of a person's life with no chance to get out early.
Limits and Unknowns
- The provided text does not include the specific legal definition used for 'school shooting'.
- The effective date is not listed in the provided information.
- It is unclear from this summary if the rule applies to cases already decided before the law passes.