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Originally Posted by Doug M.
If the offender is under 18 and charged as an adult (I can't get to the site at work, FML), he cannot be given the death penalty. Under Miller, he is very unlikely to get a life sentence that withstands scrutiny.
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According to the article, the assailant is 17 (or was at the time) and is being charged as an adult. They also said that a life sentence was possible.
I assume that "Miller" is some supreme court case? Do you have a link? How is that relevant to this case?