SNIPER KILLER MALVO TO BE RE-SENTENCED

WASHINGTON A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out the four life sentences that Lee Boyd Malvo received for his role in the 2002 shootings in Virginia when he was 17. The unanimous ruling cites a Supreme Court decision that mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole are unconstitutional for juveniles.

Barring an appeal to the Supreme Court, Malvo would face new sentencing hearings in two jurisdictions in Virginia. He pleaded guilty in Spotsylvania County and agreed to two life sentences without parole, and was convicted in Chesapeake and also sentenced to two life sentences.