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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
This appeal wasn't based on the change in law, it was classifying his previous sentence as "cruel and unusual."
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Which was the only excuse left. However, IMO the 'equal protection' argument had as much plausibility.
I can't believe they couldn't apply the age provision retroactively. In the Skakel murder trial in Connecticut, they ended up trying a 40+ year old man in Juvenile Court.
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