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| Louisiana Supreme Court wrangles again with juvenile sentence questions |
| By nola.com - Paul Purpura |
| Published: 12/06/2012 |
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Helping shape Louisiana's response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that banned mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders in crimes that don't involve homicide, the state's high court is considering whether the federal mandate should be applied to other sentences that effectively mean such convicts never leave prison alive. On Monday, the Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a district judge in Jefferson Parish erred in ordering that Giovanni Brown is eligible for parole on four armed robbery convictions that netted him 40 years in prison, in addition to the mandatory life he received for his aggravated kidnapping conviction. jefferson-parish-government-center-long.jpg Jefferson Parish Government Center Paul Purpura, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Brown, now 29, was 16 years old when he and an older teen forced their way into a Harvey home in 1999, bound four people with duct tape and forced the homeowner at gunpoint to drive him to an ATM to withdraw cash. No one was injured. Read More. |
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