Supreme Court rejects Missouri man with 241-year prison term

WASHINGTON � The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a man who committed robbery and other crimes on a single day when he was 16 and now isn�t eligible for parole until he�s 112 years old.

The justices Monday left in place defendant Bobby Bostic�s 241-year sentence. Bostic�s lawyers argued the prison term violated the Constitution�s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

The former St. Louis judge who sentenced Bostic had urged the high court to hear the case. She now believes Bostic�s prison term is unjust.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said a 2010 Supreme Court ruling outlawing life sentences for people younger than 18 who didn�t kill anyone applies only to a sentence for one crime. Bostic was sentenced for his role in 18 crimes.