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Alaska appeals court clears way for juveniles to challenge life sentences


Alaska appeals court clears way for juveniles to challenge life sentences

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A ruling by an Alaska appeals court provides a legal basis for reviewing the convictions of people sentenced to life in prison as juveniles. The Alaska Court of Appeals has ruled in a case involving Winona Fletcher. The 14-year-old broke into a house in Anchorage with a friend in 1985 and shot […]