Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 17, 2018
9th Circuit panel split on juvenile sentencing case
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed the life sentence handed down to a juvenile gang leader who participated in a murder, but a partial dissent by Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain could signal that the case will be taken up en banc or appealed to the Supreme Court.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed the life sentence handed down to a juvenile gang leader who participated in a murder, but a partial dissent by Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain could signal that the case will be taken up en banc or appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
O’Scannlain wrote that it’s possible a life sentence is warranted but the district court failed to vet whether this particular case fit into exemptions to r...
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