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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Life Without Parole for Second Degree Murder
In a landmark ruling on Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that sentencing people convicted of second degree murder to life without parole is unconstitutional. The court ruled that the sentence conflicts with the Pennsylvania Constitution’s ban on cruel punishment.
The court’s ruling came in the case of Derek Lee from Allegheny County. Lee was involved in a robbery in Pittsburgh in 2014 with another man.