Cara Drinan , associate professor, law, was quoted in a Jan. 30 New Orleans Advocate article about juvenile life sentences.
From: New Orleans Advocate Date: Jan. 30, 2015 Author: John Simerman
... Toca's vacated conviction and release will leave the issue unresolved for now, said Cara Drinan, an associate professor of law at Catholic University of America. Still, she expects the Supreme Court to take up the retroactivity question relatively soon in some other case, now that it has signaled its interest in settling the issue.
"For George Toca, this is a victory and a great thing," Drinan said. "For those of us looking at the bigger issue, and for the hundreds of people waiting for a resolution, we'll have to wait."
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