Georgia Supreme Court revives Eighth Amendment challenge for man convicted at 15 of murder in case that once made national headlines

Jonathan Miller was originally convicted in the 1998 death of a 13-year-old classmate he punched in the back of the head as they got off the bus.

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia man convicted of murder at 15 years old in a case that once made national headlines will get to challenge his life sentence under a ruling by the state Supreme Court released on Tuesday.

Jonathan Miller, now 42, was originally convicted in the 1998 death of a 13-year-old classmate he punched in the back of the head as they got off the bus

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