Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan Syllabus
In an opinion by Chief Justice MCCORMACK, joined by Justices BERNSTEIN, CAVANAGH, and WELCH, the Supreme Court held: A sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole for a defendant who committed second-degree murder while a juvenile constitutes cruel or unusual punishment andtherefore violates Const 1963, art 1, § 16. 1.