December 07, 2018 - 04:32 PM EST Tennessee Supreme Court rules Cyntoia Brown must serve 51 years in prison before she’s eligible for release
The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Cyntoia Brown, who was 16 years old when she killed a man who solicited her for sex, must serve 51 years in prison before being eligible for release.
The five-justice court said Brown and other defendants who have been convicted of first-degree murder after July 1,1995, and then sentenced to life in prison can’t become eligible for release until they serve more than five decades in prison, CNN reported.
Brown’s case last year caught the attention of high profile Hollywood stars, including Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, who used their social media platforms to protest the life sentence Brown was handed.
