D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo asked the Supreme Court to dismiss his appeal after a change to Virginia state law now makes him eligible for parole.
MORE: Hundreds of inmates serving life without parole for crimes as juveniles left waiting for another look
Malvo's case raised the prospect that the justices might further clarify their ruling and open the door for reduced sentences for hundreds of other juvenile offenders. Sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo, 18, is surrounded by deputies as he is brought into court to be identified by a witness during the trial of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad at the Virginia Beach Circuit Court in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Oct. 22, 2003.
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