Mandatory minimum sentences are ‘unconstitutional,’ Pa. court says
Mandatory minimum sentences are ‘unconstitutional,’ Pa. court says
Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014 11:32 am | Updated: 11:40 am, Fri Aug 22, 2014.
By BRETT HAMBRIGHT | Staff Writer
Locals charged with crimes involving drugs, guns or sex abuse could be due relief at sentencing, according to a high-court ruling.
A Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion has deemed mandatory minimum sentences “unconstitutional,” a ruling which could have major impact on countless cases here and across the state.
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