Should juveniles who commit murder ever be given a second chance, or do they deserve to be locked up for life? In 2012 that question made its way to the Supreme Court in a landmark case argued by renowned attorney and activist Bryan Stevenson. While not a slam dunk, their ruling gave Sterling hope for an eventual release.
Watch Sterling share some good news with his friends in the video Fresh Hope. In The Rehearsal, we see Sterling’s legal team prepare for the 2020 hearing.
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Featured in this Episode
Ryan O’Connor, Criminal Defense Attorney
Sterling Cunio
Chloe Williams, Criminal Defense Attorney
Professor Aliza Kaplan, Professor of Lawyering and Director of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School.
Karuna Thompson, Former Prison Chaplain and Victim Liaison at the Oregon Department of Corrections
Companion Videos for this Episode:
Video 6A - Fresh Hope
Video 6B - The Rehearsal
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