Court: Sentencing Juvenile To Life Without Considering Age Is Unconstitutional

Statesman Journal
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 6:31am

The ruling stems from the case of Justin Link, who was convicted of aggravated murder for the March 2001 death of Barbara Thomas.

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