Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that mandatory life without parole for 2nd degree murder is unconstitutional

(WHTM) - The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the mandatory life without parole sentence for second-degree murder is "cruel punishment" and therefore unconstitutional. The court announced its ruling on Thursday morning in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Derek Lee, affirming an order from the Common Pleas of Allegheny County entered in 2016. The case [...]