A judge sentenced an 18-year-old, who acknowledged killing five people in a North Carolina mass shooting, to life in prison without parole Friday, rejecting arguments that he deserved the chance for ...

There’s a little-understood law in Pennsylvania that can send someone to prison for life without parole for murder, even when they didn’t actually kill someone. It’s called felony murder, or ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday struck down one of the nation’s most severe sentencing laws, ruling that the state’s requirement of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for ...

WACO, Texas — A Waco man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after a McLennan County jury convicted him on multiple felony charges stemming from a human trafficking investigation launched nearly ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Carolina man will face life in prison after he was found guilty of murder in a 2022 shooting on Ocean Boulevard, the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office said.

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A person looks out the stairwell window of the Allegheny County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in downtown Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision Thursday remands the case of ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that sentences of life without parole for those convicted of second-degree murder are unconstitutional. In a decision that could affect ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it violates the state's ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional, delivering a decision long sought by criminal justice advocates. Pennsylvania and ...

Lee Taylor will be sentenced for murder and wounding with intent next week A man has been told he faces a life sentence after admitting murdering a 36-year-old mother in Halifax. Appearing at Bradford ...

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 ...