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Re: Court strikes down mandatory sentences of life imprisonment without parole for young murderers

By: oldCADuser in FFFT | Recommend this post (0)
Mon, 25 Jun 12 7:32 PM | 44 view(s)
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This was a 5-4 decision with Kennedy siding the more moderate justices. The 'off with their heads' justices voted the way you would expect them to.




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Court strikes down mandatory sentences of life imprisonment without parole for young murderers
By: clo in FFFT
Mon, 25 Jun 12 6:26 PM 		Msg. 43803 of 65535

Court strikes down mandatory sentences of life imprisonment without parole for young murderers

By Tom Curry, msnbc.com National Affairs Writer

The Supreme Court Monday struck down mandatory sentences of life imprisonment without parole for convicted murderers who were only 14 years old when they committed their crimes.

There are approximately 80 fourteen-year-olds nationwide who are serving such sentences.

The justices ruled that imposition of a life-without-parole sentence on a fourteen-year-old person convicted of homicide violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments.

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