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In 2014, the state agreed to resentence DeBruce, the actual shooter, to life without parole.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Since then, California law has generally moved away from prosecuting children as adults in many cases and has created new avenues to resentence offenders who were tried in adult court as juveniles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

But the judge agreed to resentence the brothers, saying they had "done enough in the past 35 years that they should get that chance".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

County judge granted a request to resentence them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

We got things resolved so that the Court could grant our motion and resentence Mr. Caston so that he would immediately be released from prison.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson