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Lifers ask Pa. Supreme Court to open pathway for resentencing after lawmakers fail to act (opens the original)
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In the face of legislative inaction, four people serving mandatory life for second-degree murder want the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to step in and open a pathway for sentences like theirs to be reconsidered. One year of digital access for only $205* *First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers o
The second-degree sentencing deadline has passed. What happens now? (opens the original)
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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania General Assembly has missed the deadline set for it by the state Supreme Court to pass a legislative solution to the commonwealth’s unconstitutional sentencing scheme for second-degree murder. A killing is considered second-degree murder if it occurs during the course of a violent felony, including robbery, rape or arson. Someone can be found guilty of the crime if they participated in the underlying felony, even if their actions didn’t lead directly to another pers
Lawmakers remain at odds over unconstitutional murder sentences as victims, attorneys fear inaction (opens the original)
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. When one of the men responsible for killing her brother agreed to plead to second-degree murder, the law’s lack of ambiguity made Melody Kocis Bartusek and her parents feel comfortable with the agreement. He would be in prison forever, she said. That same inflexibility mov
Lawmakers break without addressing unconstitutional murder sentences, leave 1K Pa. lifers in limbo (opens the original)
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers recessed Sunday without fixing the commonwealth’s unconstitutional sentencing scheme for second-degree murder, making it increasingly likely they will miss a deadline set by the state Supreme Court and leave the issue in limbo. A killing
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