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Friday, November 19th, 2010

 

Life Without Parole for Juveniles in Texas

In a move that surprised no one, the Texas Court if Criminal Appeals upheld the life without parole sentence for a juvenile convicted of murdering to San Antonio friends in 2006. The vote was split 7-2 , which in itself is at least a glimmer of hope, and was made despite the fact that Texas no longer allows the sentencing of juveniles to life without parole. As usual, the Court of Criminal Appeals held to its belief there are only two types of error in criminal convictions, harmless and none,Read More