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Two Irish teens seek to overturn life sentences after Supreme Court limited such penalties to rare, adult-like cases.
Two teenagers convicted of murder in Ireland are appealing their life sentences after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling that limits such sentences to exceptional cases involving adult-like intent, such as premeditation or extreme brutality.
The first, a 14-year-old at the time of a 2021 robbery-related stabbing in Dublin, admitted to manslaughter, with his defense citing no premeditation, youth, drug-addicted parents, and remorse.
The second, a 17-year-old who stabbed a man at a Cork party in 2020, pleaded guilty and claimed self-defense, though CCTV showed the victim was trying to de-escalate.
The Court of Appeal will decide if the circumstances meet the Supreme Court’s high threshold for life sentences in juvenile cases, with a ruling expected after Christmas.
Dos adolescentes irlandeses buscan anular sentencias de cadena perpetua después de que el Tribunal Supremo limitara tales penas a casos raros, parecidos a los de adultos.