Crime
Clock Runs Out: Pennsylvania Fails To Resolve Unconstitutional Murder Sentencing Law
by Jack Calloway | July 25, 2026 HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers failed to meet a 120-day deadline established by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to enact a constitutional sentencing framework for second-degree murder, leaving the Commonwealth without a legislative remedy before the court’s stay expired. The deadline stemmed from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s landmark decision…
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