DC Sniper Gets Life Sentence Overturned

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman A federal judge has overturned two life sentences for Lee Boyd Malvo, the man who terrorized Washington DC in 2002 with a series of sniper-style shootings. The judge said Malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings, after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional….

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Rand Paul Spoke of This Man’s Life Sentence for LSD; Now He’s Free

by Joe Klare In 1992, Timothy Tyler was busted for selling LSD and marijuana to a police informant. It was his third strike, and even though his first two convictions (also for drugs) only got him probation, the third sent Timothy to prison for the rest of his life. Earlier this week, President Obama commuted…