HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The man convicted of killing a 14-year-old will get a new sentence, according to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Juan Cabrera was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the deadly shooting of T.J. Wells., back in 2019.
Cabrera was 18 years old at the time of the shooting.
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The Michigan Supreme Court vacated Cabrera’s sentence.
The order, issued Monday, says a life without parole sentence for a crime committed at 18 years old is “cruel and unusual.”
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In July 2022, the state’s highest court banned automatic life sentences for 18-year-olds who participate in first-degree murder.
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Now, Cabrera’s case heads back to Ottawa County Circuit Court for a new sentence.
