- Liane Hansen was the author of this website document, and it is on the National Public Radio website. She talked about how the Supreme Court is going to start to listen to cases about how if juvenile life without parole is violating peoples 8th Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. She mentioned that there are nearly 2,500 people locked up for LWOP for crimes they committed prior to thier 18th birthday.
Hubner, John. Discarded Lives- Children Sentenced to Life without Parole. Amnesty International, USA, 2006. Google. Web. 5 Apr. 2010. http://www.amnestyusa.org/amnesty-magazine/spring-2006/discarded-lives-children-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/page.do?id=1105357
- John Hubner wrote an article titled Discarded Lives. It was about a 16 year old boy who was sentenced to serve life imprisonment without parole for hitting and killing another boy with his car while under the influence of alcohol. He debated whether it was just for the boy to recieve juvenile life without parole (LWOP), and concluded that is was not just. Hit and runs happen every single day in America. The life sentence was not a deterrent in any fashion.
Meadows, Ph.D., Robert J. Felony Murder Rule. Beverly Hills: Choices, Inc., 2006. 1. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.
- Robert Meadows wrote this article titled 'Felonly Murder Rule'. It was about exactly what the title stated. It gave the history of the felony murder rule and mentioned how it was dated back to 12th Century England. It gave a prime definition of the felonly murder doctorine and contained much information aboout various aspects of the murder rule. He also noted that there are many relevant decided court cases that have really affected how the felony murder rule is used today.
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