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Pennsylvania weighs resentencing for 1,100 serving second-degree murder life terms
Original: Could the 1,100 people serving life for 2nd-degree murder in Pennsylvania get resentenced?
Pennsylvania is facing renewed debate over whether roughly 1,100 people serving mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder could be resentenced. The question touches on second-degree murder, a felony-murder rule that imposes life without parole even when the defendant did not kill anyone. Advocates for sentencing reform and prosecutors are watching closely as courts and lawmakers weigh whether these sentences can be revisited.
Why now: Ongoing sentencing-reform efforts and legal challenges in Pennsylvania have put second-degree murder life sentences back in the public debate.
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- Could the 1,100 people serving life for 2nd-degree murder in Pennsylvania get resentenced? · TribLIVE.com
- Could the 1,100 people serving life for 2nd-degree murder in Pennsylvania get resentenced? · TribLIVE.com
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