Like Genarlow Wilson, Joshua Widner received a mandatory 10-year sentence for nonforcible sexual activity with a fellow teenager, and argued through his lawyer at Georgia's Supreme Court that his sentence was unconstitutionally cruel and unusual. Wilson last month prevailed in a 4-3 ruling, while Widner last year lost in a unanimous decision from the high court. But on Monday, a Georgia judge signed off on a plea deal that will allow Widner out of prison within days, less than halfway into his sentence.
November 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Like Genarlow Wilson, Joshua Widner received a mandatory 10-year sentence for nonforcible sexual activity with a fellow teenager.
Like Wilson, Widner argued through his lawyer at the Supreme Court of Georgia that his sentence was unconstitutionally cruel and unusual.
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