SB 6524: Relating to factors to be considered when sentencing youth in adult criminal court for crimes committed as minors

SB 6524 relates to special consideration in the sentencing of children for crimes in adult court. The bill would add a new mitigating circumstance accounting for the defendant’s age, sophistication, and role in the crime if the defendant is under adult court jurisdiction for a crime committed as a minor that would allow a court to impose an exceptional sentence below standard range if proven through a preponderance of evidence.