Convicted killer to possibly receive new sentence

Writer: Matias Abril
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A convicted murderer is set to get a new sentence.

In 1988, Eddie Ferguson was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He was a Lee County juvenile at the time.

A Supreme Court ruling later banned mandatory life sentences for juveniles, without a secondary hearing, so now, Ferguson will receive a new sentence.

He is scheduled to be in court Thursday.

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