The death sentence and the lifesentenceareequally immoral, butifIhad tochoosebetween the death penaltyandimprisonment for life, I would certainly choose the second.
But his mother's claim that he is a 16-year-old juvenile could pose a problem for prosecutors seeking the maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
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Under our law, there is only one sentence which I can impose in respect of charge two, namely lifeimprisonment, and I sentence you to lifeimprisonment.