Both sides want to change Pennsylvania's 2nd-degree murder sentencing, lawmakers just need to agree

Дата публикации: 21-10-2026 00:27:17

(WHTM) -- Time is running out for lawmakers to fix the state's felony second-degree murder statute after the Supreme Court ruled in March that mandatory life sentences are unconstitutional. Senate Republicans have a bill, House Democrats have a bill, but neither has reached the Governor's desk. "The failure to fix the sentence for second-degree felony [...]

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