CLEARFIELD — Four convicted teen murderers sentenced to life in prison without parole decades ago were the subject of status conferences recently in Clearfield County Court.

In June 2017, the state Supreme Court ruled that juveniles convicted of first-degree murder can only be given life without parole sentences in rare cases when “the juvenile offender is permanently incorrigible and thus is unable to be rehabilitated,” according to court documents.

The four Clearfield County cases are being reviewed through post-conviction relief act petitions that include the new sentencing guidelines with a minimum of 25 years in prison for a first-degree murder committed by someone less than 15 years old and a minimum of 35 years for someone between the ages of 15 and 18.

The ruling impacts four Clearfield County cases:

n Timothy Hanson, 45, formerly of Philipsburg, was 15 when he shot and killed David Smith at Hanson’s home on Christmas Eve in 1987. He was convicted of first-degree murder after a trial in June 1988.

Hanson had a resentencing hearing in March with testimony from prison employees who stated that he has been rehabilitated. After the victim’s son told the court his family did not want to see Hanson incarcerated any longer, Senior Judge David Grine gave Hanson a 25-years-to-life sentence. He has already served 30 years.

On Friday, it was noted that Hanson is expected to have his first parole hearing in the next few weeks.

n Christopher Weatherill, 45, formerly of Bloomsburg, was convicted of second-degree murder, kidnapping and related charges in 1990 when he was sentenced to life in prison.

In October 1989, when he was 17, he and Daniel Crispell abducted Ella M. Brown, 48, at the DuBois Mall. Her body was found a day later in Sandy Town­ship about 4 miles north of DuBois. She had been stabbed to death.

Weatherill’s PCRA is still pending, with his attorney reviewing a large amount of information supplied by the Department of Corrections in preparation for a resentencing hearing. Another status conference will be scheduled in the case in about three months.

n Andrew Callahan, 36, formerly of Coalport, was convicted of the murder of Micah Pollock after his initial trial and after two additional trials granted to him after appeals.

Callahan was 17 in 1997 when he threatened to kill his Glendale Junior-Senior High School classmate, Pollock, if he did not stay away from his ex-girlfriend.

The day after shooting Pollock in the back, Callahan returned to where he had buried Pollock with pine branches in Pine Run, Beccaria Township. He tried to stuff the body in a garbage can, but when it did not fit, he tied it to a vehicle and dragged it to a beaver pond where he dumped it.

Callahan’s PCRA also requires a request for a new trial, which Senior Judge Daniel L. Howsare of Bedford County is reviewing. He expects to make a decision on the issue within a month.

Callahan’s attorney, Andrew Shubin, indicated during this status conference that if granted a new trial, he would seek to negotiate a plea agreement with the district attorney.

n Jessica Holtmeyer, 36, formerly of Clearfield, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the death of Kimberly Dotts.

Holtmeyer was 16 in 1998 when she and her co-defendants tried to hang the victim. When this failed to kill the girl, Holtmeyer smashed Dotts’ face with a basketball-sized rock.

Holtmeyer’s appeal is scheduled for a hearing on July 27, when an expert and prison employees will testify regarding her rehabilitation.