492 | How Will Pennsylvania Respond to its Supreme Court Striking Down Mandatory LWOP for Felony Murder Convictions? w/Nia Holston and Sean Damon
Today, Hunter was joined by Nia Holston from the Abolitionist Law Center and Sean Damon of Straight-Ahead to discuss a case out of Pennsylvania. In Commonwealth v. Lee, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down mandatory life without the possibility of parole for felony murder convictions because those sentences violated the states prohibition on cruel punishments.
Guest:
Nia Holston, Staff Attorney, Abolitionist Law Center
Sean Damon, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Straight-Ahead
Resource:
Read the Case Here
https://statecourtreport.org/case-tracker/commonwealth-v-lee
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