Thursday, August 19, 2010

Jacksonville teen found guilty of murder for $3

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The 16-year-old faces a mandatory life term in prison at Oct. 4 hearing. Posted: August 18, 2010 - 6:15pm By David Hunt As the verdict was ...
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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Killing Over $3 Lands Teens In Prison

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POSTED: Saturday, July 3, 2010 UPDATED: 9:14 am EDT July 3, 2010 Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photos of Thomas Partlow and Gibs...
Friday, May 21, 2010

Teen who allegedly hit, killed woman in Rviera Beach charged as adult

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By ELIOT KLEINBERG Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Updated: 9:48 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2010 Posted: 9:06 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2010 Jermaine Nix...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Supreme Court Rules on Life Terms for Juveniles

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By 6-3 Vote Says, Unless Convicted of Murder, Teenagers Cannot Be Sentenced to Life With No Chance of Parole The U.S. Supreme Court has rule...
Monday, November 23, 2009

America must join the civilized world on teen life sentences

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted November 20, 2009 2:20 AM In 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court took a huge step toward joining nearly all nations o...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Do young criminals deserve a second chance?

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Not everyone can be saved. I believe that there are kids who, as a result of abuse and neglect, are so devoid of conscience and empathy that...
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Supreme Court Starts Term with First Amendment Cases

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 :: Staff infoZine By Laura Misjak - The Supreme Court is back in session Monday with a docket of cases involvi...

Northwestern Law Launches Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth

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Northwestern University School of Law has launched a new joint project between the Center for Wrongful Convictions and the Children and Fami...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Teen gets life in prison

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By Kristin Chambers Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:28 AM EDT Emotions stirred as 16-year-old Morgan Amanda Leppert stood Tuesday...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Juvenile Life Without Parole

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This coming term, the Supreme Court will consider the important companion cases of Sullivan v. Florida and Graham v. Florida . Together, ...
Friday, August 14, 2009

ABA amicus to USSC in Graham and Sullivan

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http://www.oranous.com/florida/TerranceGraham/graham_and_sullivan_amicus_brie f.pdf Source ( www.oranous.com )

Amicus JLC to USSC in LWOP for juveniles

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http://www.oranous.com/florida/TerranceGraham/JLC%20Amicus.pdf Source ( www.oranous.com )

Life in prison for criminal teens? Supreme Court to decide.

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Two Florida teens were given life sentences without parole for nonlethal crimes. The top court will consider if the punishments are constitu...

Putnam girl, 16, convicted of 1st-degree murder

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Morgan Leppert will be sentenced to life in prison. BUNNELL — As reality set in, Morgan Leppert’s sobs echoed through a Flagler County court...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Youngest Dunbar Village rape defendant pleads guilty, will testify against others

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The youngest of four men charged in the bone-chilling rape of a 35-year-old Dunbar Village wo...
Friday, August 7, 2009

National groups weigh in on Jacksonville case in U.S. Supreme Court

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Joe Sullivan An array of national and international organizations have lined up behind a Jacksonville inmate whose challenge to life prison ...