Teenaged Armed Robber to Get at Least Another 150 Years, Court of Appeals Rules

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James Scott Robinson will turn 21 this year, but don't expect much of a celebration.

Thanks to a series of armed robberies that began when he was 15, and a decision last week by a federal appeals court, Robinson is facing a prison term of at least 182 years.

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Teenaged Armed Robber to Get at Least Another 150 Years, Court of Appeals Rules

While this result may seem manifestly unjust given Robinson's age and well-documented intellectual limitations, it is the result mandated by Congress, Judge Karen J. Williams wrote for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The decision illustrates the limits of the Supreme Court's decision this year in U.S. v. Booker, w...

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