Certain Family Members of Victims Killed by Youths, Amici Curiae
Angela C. Vigil, Counsel of Record
Amici in this brief are 11 individuals who lost friends or family to murders committed by children. Angela C. Vigil is a partner with the law firm Baker & McKenzie, where she is director of pro bono and community service in North America. She focuses on children’s law, civil rights, and criminal law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 28, 2015. Amici support the retroactive application of Miller v. Alabama (2012). Specifically, Amici seek the application of Miller’s prohibition of mandatory life sentences without parole to…
