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Jan 30, 2020 · He was originally given life in prison without parole for a deadly shooting he committed as a teen over a dispute during a pick-up basketball game. Following the Supreme Court rulings, the Pennsylvania courts undid his sentence—but then replaced it with “50 years to life.”
- Juvenile Life Without Parole
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- Eli Hager
Eli Hager is a staff writer covering juvenile justice,...
- Juvenile Life Without Parole
Sep 27, 2021 · Not only did LIFE MEANS LIFE become a political catch-phrase but “life means death in prison” loomed as reality for those serving sentences of life imprisonment. The second precipitating event was the PBPP’s 1994 parole of Robert “Mudman” Simon, a long-time member of the “Warlocks”, who on May 6, 1995 shot and killed a New Jersey ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Gene Rayburn, the jocular host who winked at double entendres during TV's popular "Match Game," has died. He was 81. Rayburn died Monday of congestive heart failure at his daughter's home in...
Oct 5, 2023 · From allowing a request for commutation as soon as 10 years in during the 1920s, the state converted all death sentences to life after the death penalty was briefly struck down in 1972, and followed up that decision with higher thresholds for seeking parole.
- William Fischer
Today, over 20 years after his passing, the memory of Gene Rayburn and his years hosting Match Game live on, helped no doubt by the airing of reruns on the Game Show Network and numerous...
Apr 21, 2020 · On and off between 1962 and 1982, Gene Rayburn served as the host of various versions of the Classic TV game show Match Game. In between, he got his start in radio, worked with Steve Allen...
Feb 9, 2024 · Lee was not involved in the killing, but he was convicted of second-degree or felony murder—an unintentional death that happens when the defendant is committing a felony. In Pennsylvania, that...