US Supreme Court dismisses DC sniper's case

The US Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday the pending case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted for his role in the serial sniper shooting spree that rocked Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia 17 years ago.

The one-sentence order, which was expected, comes two days after Virginia's governor signed a bill making juvenile offenders who were sentenced to life imprisonment eligible for parole after serving 20 years. Both sides told the Supreme Court there was no reason to continue the case. The ruling is is likely to have a broader impact on other inmates who were convicted as juveniles because Malvo is also serving life sentences for his crimes in other states.

In 2012, the justices held that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juvenile offenders violate the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Four years later, the court said the decision applied retroactively.

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