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Review the Patch Community Guidelines. Reply to this article Reply. In , Kendrick Morris -- then 16 years old -- was convicted for a brutal rape that left a young woman blind and paralyzed for life.
Morris dragged her behind the building, where he raped and beat Queena so violently, he robbed her of the ability to see, talk or walk on her own. Nearly a decade since his crime, Morris, now 25, appeared in court Thursday to ask for a lesser sentence.
This comes after a Supreme Court ruling from last year that determined lengthy sentences for juvenile offenders are unconstitutional, and that they should have the opportunity for parole. If my daughter cannot get a resentencing, he shouldn't.
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