Aggravated murder sentencing for youths violates U.S. Constitution, appeals court rules

The court in its 2-1 ruling Wednesday found that the state is in conflict with the Eighth Amendment when juveniles convicted of aggravated murder are sentenced without taking into account that youth offenders are developmentally different than adults convicted of the same crime, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported .


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