The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional — a significant decision that is likely to reshape a portion of state law ...

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A Superior Court judge declared life sentences without the possibility of parole unconstitutional for minors, paving the way for the resentencing of Robert Tulloch, who is serving two such sentences ...