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Center for Constitutional Rights: In Historic Ruling, PA Supreme Court Abolishes Life Without Parole for Felony Murder
March 27, 2026
NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on March 26, 2026:

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In Historic Ruling, PA Supreme Court Abolishes Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

Derek Lee to be resentenced as court throws out his life-without-parole punishment

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Pittsburgh - Today, in a landmark ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found mandatory life without parole for felony murder an unconstitutional . . .

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