This October 2002 photo provided by the Equal Justice Initiative shows Terrance Graham, 15, in Jacksonville, Fla. Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence without parole by a judge who told the teenager he threw his life away. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. Graham, now 22, is in prison in Florida. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

This October 2002 photo provided by the Equal Justice Initiative shows Terrance Graham, 15, in Jacksonville, Fla. Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence without parole by a judge who told the teenager he threw his life away. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. Graham, now 22, is in prison in Florida.

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  1. New York State senator Hiram Monserrate waives to the gathered crowd following his press conference in front of Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Monserrate was sentenced to three years probation following his conviction of third degree reckless assault for injuring his girlfriend Karla Giraldo.
  2. New York State Sen. Hiram Monserrate speaks to the media in front of Queens Supreme court following his sentencing, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Monserrate received three years probation following his conviction of third degree reckless assault for injuring his girlfriend Karla Giraldo.
  3. Karla Giraldo, girlfriend of New York State senator Hiram Monserratte enters Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Monserrate has been sentenced to three years probation for dragging Giraldo girlfriend through his apartment building lobby.
  4. Karla Giraldo, girlfriend of New York State senator Hiram Monserratte enters Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Monserrate has been sentenced to three years probation for dragging his bleeding girlfriend through his apartment building lobby in a violent scene caught on security cameras.
  5. New York State Sen. Hiram Monserratte, center, enters Queens Supreme court with his attorney Joe Tacopina, left, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Sentencing is scheduled Friday following his conviction of third degree reckless assault for injuring his girlfriend Karla Giraldo.
  6. New York State senator Hiram Monserratte, left, enters Queens Supreme court, with his attorney Joe Tacopina, left, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Monserrate has been sentenced to three years probation for dragging his bleeding girlfriend through his apartment building lobby in a violent scene caught on security cameras.
  7. New York State senator Hiram Monserratte, center, enters Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York. Sentencing is scheduled Friday following his conviction of third degree reckless assault for injuring his girlfriend Karla Giraldo.
  8. DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private beach sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  9. GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A sign points out what rights the owners of beachside property have to the beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  10. GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  11. DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private beach sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  12. GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  13. DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  14. DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  15. DEERFIELD BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.
  16. GOLDEN BEACH, FL- DECEMBER 03: A private property sign is posted in the sand on a beach on December 3, 2009 in Golden Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme court has before it a Florida case that came about during a 2003 beach restoration project at an eroded beach in Florida's Panhandle. The case is about new sand pumped onto the eroded beach area, that the state of Florida said became state-owned land but private homeowners who previously owned the land are fighting to retain ownership of their slice of the newly restored beach. The ruling may have far reaching ramifications for beach side home owners.

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