Millbrook, Alabama

“Murder-felony” sentence: An Alabama judge has sentenced an 18-year-old man to 65 years in prison for crimes including the murder of one of his friends, even though the victim was in fact shot dead by a police officer. Lakeith Smith (pictured) was 15 when he went with four older friends to commit a series of burglaries. Police surprised them during a break-in, and a 16-year-old, A’donte Washington, was shot dead when he pulled out a gun. Under Alabama’s accomplice liability laws, Smith is criminally responsible for the “felony-murder” of his friend. The three other burglars, who unlike Smith pleaded guilty, accepted 25-year terms.