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Carl Marlinga: “The Miller v. Alabama decision was a 5, 4 decision.”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

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Former Macomb County Prosecutor Carl Marlinga discusses Oxford High School shooter Miller hearing.

Published | Video Starts at 04:34

This is a crime in which the perpetrator intended to survive, meaning that he was going to relish the horror that he created. And one other thing that I think I would slip in and remind the judge that The Miller v. Alabama decision was a 5, 4 decision. The liberal bench controlled at that time. Now it's a 63 conservative bench. The dissenters are now joined by three more conservatives. (04:34–04:39)

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Asserts that the Miller v. Alabama decision was narrowly decided with a 5-4 vote.

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