In November 2020, Lauren McLane received a petition from a man sentenced to life without parole, emphasizing his teenage age and coercion in a murder case, facing challenges due to a notorious criminal involved.
The Miller v. Alabama case set a precedent that barred mandatory life without parole for juveniles, stressing their potential for change based on age, impacting cases like Christopher Hicks' seeking a pardon.
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