Sentencing Law and Policy: Detailing what follows historic Massachusetts ruling on life sentences for young adults typepad.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from typepad.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sentencing Law and Policy: Split Massachusetts top court rules "life without parole for emerging adults" violates state constitution typepad.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from typepad.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The SJC – right only because they have the power – decided that life without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder was a violation of constitutional rights for murderers aged 18-20.