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California Supreme Court,
Criminal

Aug. 30, 2024

Court: State can hold young rapist longer than murderer

The decision is the second by the court this year that rejected constitutional challenges to state laws that reject early release for certain serious crimes by young adults while permitting it for murder.

The state Supreme Court, resolving a lower court split, ruled Thursday that a 24-year-old man convicted of two violent rapes and sentenced to 186 years in prison is not eligible for early release after 25 years even though he would have been had he committed two murders instead.

The decision is the second by the court this year that rejected constitutional challenges to state laws that reject early release for certain serious crimes by young adults while permitting them for murder...

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