As a trial lawyer and former prosecutor, I always seek justice and fairness during sentencing hearings. When defending an individual, I argue the merits of a sentence based on the specifics that relate to that person. Everyone is unique in what brings them before the criminal justice system and how the court should sentence them. On Tuesday, the U. S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Henry Montgomery, a Louisiana man with a low IQ of 70, who was convicted as a juvenile for killing a police officer and sentenced to the death penalty almost 50 years ago. His death penalty sentence was overturned in 1969. And he was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Montgomery’s case comes before the U.S. Supreme Court following a 2012 Supreme Court case ruling that those who were juveniles at the time of their offense must be given a sentencing hearing to determine if life without parole is appropriate under their specific circumstances. They … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Hears Case on Why Juveniles Should Not Die in Jail