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| Juveniles Serving Life Sentences Not Entitled to New Hearings |
| By jjie.org - Terrie Morgan-Besecker |
| Published: 11/01/2013 |
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Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled a U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared sentences of life without parole for juveniles unconstitutional cannot be applied retroactively, striking a significant blow to hundreds of inmates statewide, including a notorious child killer from Lackawanna County. Joseph Aulisio, formerly of Old Forge, is among inmates who sought to overturn their sentences based on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. A second man, Kenneth Crawford from Luzerne County, also sought to overturn his life sentence for murders of two people in Hollenback Twp. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a June 2012 ruling, said sentences of life without parole for juveniles violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. The court did not say whether its decision could be applied to defendants, like Mr. Aulisio and Mr. Crawford, who had already exhausted all of their appeals, however. That decision was left up to individual state courts. Read More. |
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