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| US high court ruling could affect 100 Illinois inmates |
| By fox32chicago.com |
| Published: 01/26/2016 |
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - About 100 convicted Illinois murderers sentenced as teenagers to life without parole are assured of a review after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday. The high court found its 2012 decree barring automatic life terms for young offenders also applies to past crimes, bolstering the same finding by the Illinois Supreme Court two years ago. The case involves Henry Montgomery, imprisoned for more than half a century for the fatal shooting of a Louisiana sheriff's deputy in 1963 when he was 17. It solidifies the Illinois position on retroactivity, said Heidi Lambros, an assistant defender with the Office of the State Appellate Defender. She said Illinois resentencing hearings will proceed. Read More. |
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