Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of

Ala. Code § 13A-5-43.1 — under Title 13A.

Ala. Code § 13A-5-43.1

Age.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a defendant is found guilty of any non- homicide crime for which the only sentence provided by law is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and that defendant proves by a preponderance of

the evidence that he or she was under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense, the sentence shall be life imprisonment.

History: (Act 2016-360, §2.)