How likely is it that someone who committed a violent sex offense and murder at 18 will commit another one? It may be impossible to say. What we do know is that there is no evidence the likelihood is 80%, as was claimed by the prosecution in one 2006 Texas case. In...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court: sex trafficking is a defense for murder
If someone is trafficked sexually and, as a result of that, kills their trafficker, they may be innocent under Wisconsin law, according to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The initial question is whether the sex-trafficking victim committed the homicide as a direct result...
Supreme Court backtracks on life sentences for juveniles
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Miller v. Alabama that seemed to hold life sentences without parole for juveniles unconstitutional. The court found that locking a juvenile away for life without the possibility of parole was cruel and unusual...
Let’s eliminate juvenile life without parole in the federal system
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that sentencing juveniles to mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole violates the 8th Amendment's mandate against cruel and unusual punishments.This is because mandatory life without parole...