The Colorado Supreme Court rejected claims that the life-without-parole sentence of a man convicted of felony murder violated the federal Eighth Amendment or Colorado’s constitutional cognate
The Pennsylvania high court heard oral arguments about whether the sentence violated the state constitution the same week that Colorado’s supreme court rejected similar claims.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering whether requiring life in prison without the possibility of parole for so-called felony murder is unconstitutional.
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The Pennsylvania high court heard oral arguments about whether the sentence violated the state constitution the same week that Colorado’s supreme court rejected similar claims.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering whether requiring life in prison without the possibility of parole for so-called felony murder is unconstitutional.
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The court disagreed that life in prison for a murder committed by an accomplice is an unconstitutionally cruel sentence.