How to reduce the sentence for crimes committed under the age of 18

According to the relevant laws and regulations, minors under the age of 18 may have their sentences commuted as long as they comply with the provisions of the law.

The relevant laws provide for the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 78: Criminals sentenced to controlled release, short-term detention, fixed-term imprisonment, or indefinite imprisonment may have their sentences commuted if they earnestly abide by prison rules, accept education and reform, and truly show repentance and reform, or have meritorious service; Where there is any of the following major meritorious contributions, the sentence shall be commuted:

1) Obstructing the major criminal activities of others;

2) Reporting major criminal activities inside or outside the prison, which is verified to be true upon investigation;

3) There are inventions, creations, or major technological innovations;

4) sacrificing oneself to save others in daily production or life;

5) Outstanding performance in resisting natural disasters or eliminating major accidents;

6) Other major contributions to the state and society.

The actual sentence to be served after commutation must not be less than the following periods:

1) Where a sentence of controlled release, short-term detention, or fixed-term imprisonment is given, it must not be less than half of the original sentence;

2) Where a sentence of life imprisonment is given, it must not be less than 13 years;

3) Where people's courts restrict commutation of sentences in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 50 of this Law, and where the sentence is commuted to life imprisonment in accordance with law after the period of suspension is completed, it must not be less than 25 years, and where the sentence is commuted to 25 years imprisonment in accordance with law after the period of suspension is completed, it must not be less than 20 years.

Article 17: Persons who have already reached the age of 16 shall bear criminal responsibility for committing crimes.

Where a person who has already reached the age of 14 but is not yet 18 years old commits a crime, the punishment shall be mitigated or commuted.

Must bear criminal responsibility, but should be mitigated or mitigated, the judge will look at the situation (if you can give some compensation, the judge may consider a lighter sentence), I think the approximate sentence is at least about 10 years.

Whether or not a crime is committed depends on the age, those who have reached the age of 16 are allowed, and citizens over the age of 16 but under the age of 18, who use their labor income as their main livelihood, are regarded as persons with full capacity for civil conduct. The law prohibits employers from hiring minors under the age of 16.

Legal basis: Article 18 of the Civil Code? Adults are persons with full capacity for civil conduct and may independently carry out civil juristic acts. Minors over the age of 16 who rely on their own labor income as their main livelihood** are to be regarded as persons with full capacity for civil conduct.

Article 19 of the Civil Code? Minors over the age of 8 are persons with limited capacity for civil conduct, and the implementation of civil juristic acts is carried out by their legally-designated ** or with the consent and retrospective consent of their legally-designated **; However, they may independently carry out civil juristic acts that are purely beneficial or that are appropriate to their age and intelligence.

Article 20 of the Civil Code? Minors under the age of eight are persons with no capacity for civil conduct, and their legally-prescribed **persons** are to carry out civil law acts.