Life Imprisonment
WITHOUT PAROLE. PUNISHMENT SEVERER THAN DEATH. New York, Sept. 10. Al Chicago Judge Caverly. sentenced Leopold and Loeb to life imprisonment for the murder of Bobby Franks. Ihe judge imposed additional sentences of 99 years each on the charge of kidnapping, whereto the prisoners pleaded guilty. Judge Caverly, m his opinion, discredited the widespread reports concerning the mutilation of the victim, adding: “The Court, however, canuqt find mitigating circumstances. It is moved chiefly by consideration of the age of the defendants. Life imprisonfnent may not strike the public imagination as forcibly, as death, but the prolonged suffering of years of confinement may well be a more severe form of punishment.” Judge Caverly, in conclusion, specifically advised against admitting the defendants to parole in future, saying: “If parole is denied the punishment will satisfy tho ends of justice and safeguard the interests of society.”—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 236, 12 September 1924, Page 5
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147Life Imprisonment Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 236, 12 September 1924, Page 5
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