A judge, a teenage killer and a mother who forgives

By Maggie Mulvihill

Lawyers argue judges should stop teen killers from receiving harshest sentences — life in jail, without parole

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jeffrey Booker":

"… he appeals of two-14-year-old killers. Like Smith, who was 16 when he shot Jeffrey Booker in Boston, both inmates are black.One of those defendants, Evan Miller, fr …"

"… estroyed in 1988 when her son was fatally shot outside her Roxbury church. Jeffrey Booker was unarmed and 21, the father of a year-old son and an aspiring cellist.& …"