US boy appeals prison sentence imposed at age 12

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34. The questions I have is:

What would YOU do in the case of a 12-year-old murderer? Whether or not he understood the consequences of his actions, a person is still dead. His wife will be without him forever. There are no second chances for him. He went into that house knowing that he was doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing, but did it any way. Things got way out of hand after that point. But if he had stayed home that night, he wouldn't have been in that situation. Someone hands him a gun and talks about killing someone, and he doesn't walk away at that point, he should be held responsible for anything that happens.

The step dad won't get a second chance. He's dead and gone forever. I think at least 25 years is, at minimum a good amount of time. This murderer will get out of prison when he's 37. That's still plenty of time to try to make something of his life.
It's a hell of a lot more than the stepdad got.