Strategic Thinking and Advocacy

Justices Agree to Take Up Sentencing for Young Offenders

May 5, 2009

By ADAM LIPTAK

The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the reasoning that led it to strike down the death penalty for juvenile offenders should also apply to life-without-parole sentences.

 

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether the reasoning that led it to strike down the death penalty for juvenile offenders four years ago should also apply to sentences of life without the possibility of parole.

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