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Supreme Court decision could affect imprisoned teens

Eric Hancock was 16 and with a cash-strapped older cousin when he robbed a Mount Oliver convenience store, killing the clerk before he left with $400 and a pack of Newport cigarettes in the summer of 2007. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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