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PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence
PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence A Bucks County man who killed four people more than 20 years ago will remain in prison, a court has ruled.  Ivory King, now 41, was convicted of fatally shooting four guests at a Memorial Day party in Bristol in 1998 when he was 17, said county District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  King was originally given four consecutive life sentences, but was scheduled for resentencing last week after "a series of federal and state appellate court decisions" ruled mandatory life sentences for juveniles unconstitutional, prosecutors wrote.  In a hearing on Monday, Nov. 21,…

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by Mac Bullock
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Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of Vehicular Manslaughter In PA Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of Vehicular Manslaughter In PA
Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of Vehicular Manslaughter In PA The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled that a lower court's sentencing of a trucker convicted for killing three people was too harsh. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Jack Edward Satterfield III's sentence of 3 consecutive 6-year prison terms on each of those counts-- one jail term for each of the people killed in the crash-- is illegal as you can only leave the scene of a crime one time. Satterfield, 32, of Mississippi, is currently serving a 28 ½ to 63 year long prison sentence for a triple fatal crash at Interstate 83 near Union Deposit on Oct. 12, 2018. Zachary and Ell…

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by Jillian Pikora