Christopher Pittman killed his grandparents with a shotgun. He was 12-years-old, stood 5-foot-2 and weighed 96 pounds. He had already been hospitalized for attempting suicide. Despite his age, size and psychiatric history, Christopher was tried as an adult and sentenced to 30 years in adult prison. Just last week, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed his conviction effectively ending his state-court bid for freedom or simply treatment as a juvenile.
Under South Carolina law, someone under the age of 14 is...
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