PhillyVoice: Pa. Supreme Court rules mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday that mandatory life sentences without parole for second-degree murder are unconstitutional. Lawmakers now have 120 days to reform the state's sentencing ...

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Pa. Supreme Court rules mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional KCTV News: Teen pleads guilty to second-degree murder in death of 11-year-old Kourtney Freeman KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Just over a year and a half after gun violence took the life of an 11-year-old girl, the person responsible has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Re’mori Roath, born in ...

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Teen pleads guilty to second-degree murder in death of 11-year-old Kourtney Freeman WNEP: Legal experts weigh in after State Supreme Court upends mandatory life without parole for second-degree murder convictions Life without parole has been the only possible sentence for someone convicted of second-degree murder in Pennsylvania. The charge is brought against anyone who participates in a felony that leads to a ...