Pennsylvania’s high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it violates the state’s constitutional ban on ...

The Justice Department is seeking a life sentence for the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump while he golfed in South Florida in 2024. Ryan Routh, 59, was found guilty last ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional — a significant decision that is likely to reshape a portion of state law ...

Pennsylvania's high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it violates the state's constitutional ban on ...

A Superior Court judge declared life sentences without the possibility of parole unconstitutional for minors, paving the way for the resentencing of Robert Tulloch, who is serving two such sentences ...

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(WHTM) — Nearly 1,200 inmates in Pennsylvania prisons are serving life sentences for second-degree murder. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled automatic life is unconstitutionally cruel in ...

The ruling applies to people sentenced for crimes before 1995 and crimes committed as juveniles. An attorney thinks it could have a significant impact. UPDATE: The Tennessee Supreme Court denied the ...