19-year-old murder suspect John Mulrooney Sugrue challenges High Court to halt trial until rights laws are enacted.

19-year-old John Mulrooney Sugrue, charged with murder, launches a High Court challenge to halt his trial until laws protecting his rights are enacted. Sugrue, whose case is pending in the Central Criminal Court, argues that if convicted, the sentencing judge would have no choice but to impose a mandatory life sentence. The judge would be unable to consider that Sugrue was a minor when the alleged offense took place.

July 15, 2024
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