This week D.C. Sniper Muhammad was executed, however his teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, was also convicted for murder in Virginia and Maryland. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the shootings, he was not eligible for the death penalty and instead received a life sentence.

Now the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether or not life sentences for juveniles are cruel and unusual punishments.

Poll: Do you think life sentences for juveniles should be unconstitutional?

1) Yes - Rehabilitate them and release them.
2) No - Do the crime, do the time.
3) Undecided - Depends on their age.

See Also:

• Court Ponders Life Sentences for Juveniles
  
• Crime and Punishment Weekly Crime Polls

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