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This is an update of the status of one of the 6 murders so far this year in Frankford.
Tiffany Floyd stabbed Maya Young this year for two reasons: Both were vying for the same man, and the victim was casting “voodoo spells,” a detective testified at a preliminary court hearing on Tuesday June 7th.
Source: Detective: Alleged killer said ‘voodoo spells’ spurred stabbing of transgender woman
A 20-year-old man was critically injured in a stabbing in Frankford near Frankford Avenue and Foulkrod Street Saturday night, May 28th. Follow the link below for the details.
Source: Man critically injured in Frankford stabbing | 6abc.com
A man was injured in a shooting in Frankford on May 26th not far from the first shooting that day. This one took place on the 4700 block of Valley Place. See details below on 6ABC.
Police are investigating a shooting that left a 21-year-old man wounded in Frankford in the early morning of May 26th.
State Representative Jason Dawkins in working on final preparations to issue a resolution in the 
General Assembly to establish the Task Force on Juvenile Life Sentences.
The task force will meet to develop recommendations regarding how best to handle appeals and applications for post-conviction relief from the hundreds of individuals in this Commonwealth who were sentenced to mandatory life without parole when they were under the age of 18.
The task force will be comprised of eleven experts that are knowledgeable and experienced in issues relating to criminal appeals, post-conviction relief, and the appropriate sentencing of youth offenders. Seven members will be appointed by the House, Senate and governor, while the remaining four will consist of representatives from the Department of Corrections, the Board of Probation and Parole, the Sentencing Commission, and the Office of Victim Advocate.
In 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory life without parole sentences for individuals who were under 18 at the time of the offense are unconstitutional. Then, on January 25, 2016, our nation’s highest court ruled in Montgomery v. Louisiana that its decision in Miller must be applied retroactively. Pennsylvania faces a greater challenge in complying with Miller and Montgomery than most states, as it is home to nearly 500 of the nation’s 2,000 “juvenile lifers.”
The resolution calls for a thorough and comprehensive review of laws, court decisions, policies and procedures. This will ensure an efficient appeals and post-conviction relief process that will provide just and fair sentences that are sufficient to protect public safety and promote rehabilitation.
Follow this link for a draft of the proposed resolution.
