our deepest, deepest condolences to his family and to his friends. may he rest in peace. and may his memory be a blessing. all right, we re going to go to brunswick, georgia, right now. the sentencing hearing has just begun. individuals who kill, who are convicted of felony murder without killing, attempting to kill or intending to kill are not eligible for the death penalty. we re pursuing that both under the 8th amendment to the united states constitution of the state of georgia, we re asking the court to extend that reasoning one step further, reflecting evolving standards of decency and hold the position of sentence for life without parole for felony murder would be unconstitutionally cruel under our constitution absent evidence. we don t believe any of those
Dennis Hope, who has been held in solitary confinement in a Texas prison for more than half his life, asked the Supreme Court to set limits on prolonged isolation.
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