by Bob Walsh
A major blow was struck against the notion that juveniles can in fact be held liable for crimes was struck Monday by a strangely divided Supreme Court in the People's Republic of California.
By a 4-3 vote the court struck down ANY sentence of 50 years or greater for ANY person who committed ANY crime no mater how heinous if that person was smart enough or lucky enough to have committed that crime before their 18th birthday. Regular readers will no doubt recall that in 2012 SCOTUS struck down life without parole sentences for juveniles.
The two cases specifically under review were one sentence of 50 years to life and another of 58 years to life.
1 comment:
Sure. Turn the little animals loose. I mean...rape, murder, kidnapping. Those are just mistakes. I mean...any kid is capable of making a mistake, right?
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