The Decision | How Henry Montgomery Gave Life to Lifer's

Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

In todays episode we discuss the Louisiana Supreme Court decision called Montgomery v. Louisiana, which involved Henry Montgomery, the longest-serving convict in Angola Prison's history.

Henry was released in 2021 after spending 57 years behind bars. We start with the events of November 13th, 1963, when Officer Hurt encountered Henry at a park which led to the murder of the officer. The community goes into lockdown, and Montgomery is eventually found, confesses to the shooting, and is convicted of first-degree murder.

Despite initially receiving a death sentence, he is later granted a new trial, resulting in a life sentence. The 2010 case Graham v. Florida, in which the Supreme Court deemed juvenile life without parole sentences unconstitutional for crimes other than murder was the start of some life changing Supreme Court rulings for juvenile offenders.

Miller v. Alabama followed and was used as a precedent to have Henry Montgomery's case reviewed by the Supreme Court, resulting in his life without parole sentence being thrown out.

Known as Montgomery vs Louisiana this ruling became one of the most historic rulings in history as it relates to juvenile lifer's.

You are going to want to tune into this one! It's FIRE!

Chapters

0:07:17 Officer Charles Hurt and Henry Montgomery's Fateful Encounter

0:11:27 Confrontation Turns Dangerous with a Pistol Drawn

0:15:18 Montgomery's Trial and Sentencing

0:22:14 Montgomery's Eligibility for Parole

0:28:02 Tough Decision: Denying Parole

0:33:12 Henry Montgomery's Release and Reflections on Freedom

0:42:19 A Police Officer's Perspective and the Verdict

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