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Monday, July 23, 2012

Iowa governor Terry Branstad defies US supreme court on juvenile sentencing

Iowa governor Terry Branstad defies US supreme court on juvenile sentencing

Defence lawyers outraged after governor responds to ban on mandatory life sentences by commuting them to 60 years


Lawyers acting for prisoners given mandatory life without parole sentences for murders they committed aged 13 to 17 are vowing to challenge the governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad, over his open defiance of a recent US supreme court ruling that bans such penalties.

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