U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 10, 2009
Chief Justice Proposes A Compromise In Juvenile Sentencing
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. appeared Monday to be trying to craft a compromise that would allow the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid a categorical ban on life without parole sentences for juveniles who commit non-homicide offenses.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. appeared Monday to be trying to craft a compromise that would allow the Supreme Court to avoid a categorical ban on life without parole sentences for juveniles who commit non-homicide offenses.
Roberts's proposed solution - outlined during oral argument in two cases out of Florida - is for the court to issue guidance to lower courts...
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