Life in Prison Deemed Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Juveniles
The Supreme Court is examining the case of two Florida convicts who were given a life without parole sentence for non-homicide related crimes. The young men in question were both sent away to prison when they were in their teens. Attorneys fro the men argue that it would be considered cruel and unusual punishment to sentence [...]
Adult and Two Teens Plead Innocent to Hate Crime
Although 28-year-old Calvin Lockner confessed to police that an assault against an elderly black fisherman would not have occurred if the man had been white, he and his two teen accomplices entered not guilty pleas in a Baltimore court on Monday. The beating occurred when Lockner, accompanied by 17-year-old Zachary Watson and 16-year-old Emmanuel Miller [...]