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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of mandatory life imprisonment for felony murder

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and almost every country in the world in recognizing that people convicted of felony murder should not face death-by-incarceration sentences. According to the US Sentencing Commission , in fiscal year 2022, 29.6 Lee was convicted of second-degree murder in 2014 for participating in a robbery that led to the death of the victim.

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Concerns Rise on Low Felony Conviction Rates in New Orleans

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Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams in New Orleans accompanied by business owners, faith leaders, and city officials, held a gathering to give respect to a 2022 double homicide that killed Kane Sanders and Christopher Cornelius, Andres Fuentes reports for Fox 8.

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Felony Convictions Prevent 4.6 Million People From Voting: Report

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million people, will be barred from voting in 2022 due to state laws banning people with felony convictions from doing so, reports NPR. According to new research from The Sentencing Project, roughly 2 percent of the voting age population in the United States, 4.6 ” Disenfranchisement rates range from 0.15

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Sacramento Shooting Suspect Won Early Release on Felony Charge

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Smiley Allen Martin, a suspect arrested in connection with the recent mass shooting in Sacramento, served less than half his 10-year sentence because of voter-approved changes to state law that lessened the punishment for his felony convictions and provided a chance for earlier release, reports the Associated Press.

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Panel Holds that Ohio Aggravated Burglary Statute Does Not Count as Predicate Violent Felony under ACCA. 

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A)(1), does not qualify as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act (commonly referred to as “ACCA”). A)(1) did qualify as a violent felony under ACCA. 2022), the Sixth Circuit read Borden as requiring a purposeful or knowing mens rea for offenses deemed violent felony predicate offenses. . § 2911.01(A)(1),

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Three men sentenced to prison for plot to kidnap Michigan governor

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Pete Musico, Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar were all sentenced in the Jackson County Circuit Court to separate prison terms after a jury found them guilty of felony charges in October. Bellar’s charges included support of terrorist acts, gang membership felonies and felony possession of a firearm. in August 2022.

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Delaware father and son found guilty of charges related to January 6 US Capitol breach

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter Seefried were found guilty “ of felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the Jan. Kevin Seefried’s sentencing is scheduled for September 16, 2022. Hunter Seefried’s sentencing is scheduled for September 23, 2022.