POLITICSJul 23 · 23:39 UTCPENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL-STARIan Karbal, Whitney Downard

Allegheny County DA asks court for more time on legislative fix to felony murder sentencing

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for a 120-day extension to address legislative changes to second-degree murder sentencing after a March ruling deemed mandatory life sentences unconstitutional. The House passed a partisan bill allowing parole after 30 years for such cases, but Senate GOP leaders opposed it, and the court deadline approaches.

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