Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 2, 2005

Nathan Joe Ramirez's sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole.

Nathan Joe Ramirez's sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole.

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Nathan Joe Ramirez's sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole.
Circuit Judge Daniel Diskey resentenced the 28-year-old to life in prison without parole.
The sentence came in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in March that says to execute those who commit crimes as juveniles is unconstitutional.
In 1995, at 17, Ramirez and a friend broke into Mildred Boroski's home. Thay raped and killed the 71 years old woman.
The other teen, Johnathan Grimshaw, was 18 at the time. He was sentenced to death in 1996, but a judge determined the jury received incorrect sentencing instructions. The judge gave the case to another jury, which recommended life without parole.
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  • (Sources: St. Petersburg Times, 02/12/2005)