He is facing three life sentences without the possibility of parole -- one each for the deaths of Geiger, Pauley and Kern.

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He was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole.

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More states now have life sentences without parole as an alternative to the death penalty in murder cases, as well as a requirement that juries be told clearly that this is an option.

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Lord Judge said that Parliament had clearly legislated to allow judges to hand down whole life sentences without the possibility of release - and that the European Court had already accepted it could not intervene.

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In 2005, groups that opposed life sentences without parole for young people, began to gain traction after the U.S. Supreme Court abolished the death penalty for crimes committed by 16 and 17 year olds in the landmark case Roper v.

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The two key challenges related to what can appear to some Europeans an extreme system in the US. Prisoners can get life sentences without any possibility of parole - the five men facing extradition in this case would not face the death penalty.

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Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court barred states from imposing life sentences on juveniles without parole.

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Immediately I drafted three sentences with only a single typo, and without any previous hands-on experience.

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Lord McNally said reforms would enable "greater flexibility to resolve offences without the need for prosecution if this is in the public interest" but that "robust community sentences and, where necessary, custodial sentences will continue to be used for the most serious and prolific young offenders".

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