Sen v. State

After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of first-degree felony murder, aggravated burglary, and conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary. Defendant appealed, challenging his convictions on a number of grounds and contending that his sentence of life without the possibility of parole was unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Miller v. Alabama. The Supreme Court (1) affirmed Defendant's convictions; but (2) vacated Sen's sentences, holding that Sen's sentence of life without the possibility of parole for first-degree felony murder was issued pursuant to a sentencing scheme that violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Remanded for resentencing on all counts. View "Sen v. State" on Justia Law