In a landmark ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held in Commonwealth v. Lee  that an individual convicted of second degree murder may not be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole without an individualized determination of the person’s culpability in the crime.  This represents a huge change in the law and may require the resentencing of hundreds of inmates currently serving life sentences in Pennsylvania. What is Second Degree Murder? In Pennsylvania, secon

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