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  • POLITICSJul 23 · 23:39 UTCPENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL-STAR
    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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