两个爱尔兰青少年试图推翻无期徒刑,因为最高法院将此类刑罚限制在罕见的类似成年人的案件。 Two Irish teens seek to overturn life sentences after Supreme Court limited such penalties to rare, adult-like cases.

在爱尔兰,两名被判犯有谋杀罪的青少年在最高法院于2024年作出一项裁决,将无期徒刑限制在涉及成年人类似意图的特殊案件,如预谋或极端残暴行为,在此裁决之后,他们正在对其无期徒刑提出上诉。 Two teenagers convicted of murder in Ireland are appealing their life sentences after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling that limits such sentences to exceptional cases involving adult-like intent, such as premeditation or extreme brutality. 第一个是2021年在都柏林发生一起与抢劫有关的刺杀案时的一名14岁少年,承认犯有过失杀人罪,他的辩护理由包括没有预谋、青年、吸毒父母和悔恨。 The first, a 14-year-old at the time of a 2021 robbery-related stabbing in Dublin, admitted to manslaughter, with his defense citing no premeditation, youth, drug-addicted parents, and remorse. 第二名17岁的男子在2020年在科克的派对上刺伤了一名男子, 认罪并声称是自卫, 尽管CCTV显示受害者试图缓和局势. The second, a 17-year-old who stabbed a man at a Cork party in 2020, pleaded guilty and claimed self-defense, though CCTV showed the victim was trying to de-escalate. 上诉法院将决定有关情况是否满足最高法院对少年案件判处无期徒刑的高门槛,预计圣诞节后将作出判决。 The Court of Appeal will decide if the circumstances meet the Supreme Court’s high threshold for life sentences in juvenile cases, with a ruling expected after Christmas.