Article on former YLC Unsung Hero.
S.B. 206/261 Resources
Resource list for SB 260/26 – Sentencing Review for Juveniles Tried as Adults in California
SB 260/261 Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet on S.B. 260/261 – Sentencing Review for Juveniles Tried as Adults in California
Amicus Curiae Brief of PJDC and YLC
Amicus Curiae Brief of PJDC and YLC in People v. Gutierrez
People v. Gutierrez – CA Supreme Court opinion
Decision of California Supreme Court in People v. Gutierrez
Overview of S.B. 260 (Hancock) Sentencing Review for Juveniles Tried as Adults in California
Factsheet on SB 260 that decribes the problem, S.B. 260 and how S.B. 260 is to be implemented.
Juveniles and California’s Criminal Justice System – FCLCA.org Newsletter
In this interview with Sue Burrell, she discusses SB 260 that offers hope to young people who were sentenced to lengthy adult prison terms. The interview begins on page 4 in the Summer 2013 issue of the Friends Committee on Legislation of California Newsletter.
FCLCA Newsletter Summer 2013
YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed by the Friends Committee on Legislation of California (FCLCA) about legislation that would provide an opportunity for review of lengthy sentences for juvenile tried as adults.
Life Term Unconstitutional for Juvenile, State High Court Rules
LA Times article about the decision in Caballero for which Sue Burrell wrote an amicus.
SB 1223 (Kuehl) – 2003-2004 California Legislative Session
This is a bill sponsored by the Youth Law Center, which would have provided for resentencing of juveniles tried as adults after they serrved 10 years or reached age 25. The bill was not enacted, but years later, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized a right of review for juveniles sentencing to life without parole for […]
Application of Pacific Juvenile Defender Center for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of Appellant Rodrigo Caballero, and Amicus Curiae Brief
This amicus curiae brief was filed on behalf of appellant Rodrigo Caballero. The issue in appellant’s case concerned whether a sentence, imposed on a juvenile convicted of committing non-homicide offenses, that exceeded an offender’s life expectancy is the functional equivalent of a life sentence without the possibility of parole, under the Eighth Amendment within the […]
Graham v. Sullivan Amicus
The Youth Law Center is one of the Amici Curiae in this brief to the Supreme Court supporting the elimination of life without possibility of parole.
Supplemental Amicus Curiae Letter of Pacific Juvenile Defender Center and Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Defendant and Appellant Rodrigo Caballero
Sue Burrell wrote this letter on behalf of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center to the Honorable Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court to answer the court’s question of what impact does Miller v. Alabama have on the court’s future decision in People v. Caballero. The short answer is that Miller has no […]