Lee Boyd Malvo has served almost two decades since his arrest on Oct. 24, 2002. The arrest resulted from his participation in the shooting spree within the DMV. He and his accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, shot at least 21 people, killing 14, including the ten homicides in the Washington, D.C. area. He was 17 years old at the time of the shootings. Muhammad was 41. In Sept. 2003, Muhammad was sentenced to death and Malvo, still then a juvenile, received six consecutive life sentences without parole in Maryland and Virginia. Now at age 37, Malvo is eligible for a reduced sentence. The ruling comes from the Maryland Court of Appeals on Aug. 26, based upon the Supreme Court guidance under the Eighth Amendment. According to Judge Robert McDonald’s order, the amendment bans life sentences without parole for juveniles “if a sentencing court determines that the offender’s crime resulted from transient immaturity,” CNN reported .
