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Pennsylvania lawmakers advance new 2nd degree murder sentencing guidelines

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - The Pennsylvania State Senate has advanced new legislation that will set strict sentencing guidelines for those convicted of second-degree murder after the state's Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without the possibility of parole was unconstitutional. Pennsylvania's second-degree murder charge can be applied to someone present at a murder, such as [...]