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CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO HURT, NOT HUNT - FILE - In this Feb. 1964 file photo, Henry Montgomery, flanked by two deputies, awaits the verdict in his trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Hurt in Baton Rouge, La. A three-member board will hear the case of Henry Montgomery on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The 72-year-old Montgomery was convicted of killing Hurt in 1963. Montgomery was 17 at the time. (John Boss/The Advocate via AP, File)

The Latest: Lawyer says aging killer not giving up on parole

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CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO HURT, NOT HUNT - FILE - In this Feb. 1964 file photo, Henry Montgomery, flanked by two deputies, awaits the verdict in his trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Hurt in Baton Rouge, La. A three-member board will hear the case of Henry Montgomery on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The 72-year-old Montgomery was convicted of killing Hurt in 1963. Montgomery was 17 at the time. (John Boss/The Advocate via AP, File)

Board denies parole for inmate in landmark juvenile case

By REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

RETRANSMITTED TO UPDATE CAPTION AFTER PAROLE BOARD DECISION - FILE - In this February 1964 file photo, Henry Montgomery, flanked by two deputies, awaits the verdict in his trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Hurt in Louisiana. On Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, a three-member panel must decide whether to grant parole to Montgomery, a prisoner who's getting his first chance at freedom after nearly a half-century behind bars. (John Boss/The Advocate via AP, File)/The Advocate via AP)

Inmate in landmark Supreme Court case denied parole

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

In this February 1964 file photo, Henry Montgomery, flanked by two deputies, awaits the verdict in his trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Hurt in Louisiana. A three-member panel must decide whether to grant parole to Montgomery, a prisoner who's getting his first chance at freedom after nearly a half-century behind bars, Louisiana's attorney general ruled Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (John Boss/The Advocate via AP, File)

Path to parole hearing is cleared for long-imprisoned inmate

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this February 1964 file photo, Henry Montgomery, flanked by two deputies, awaits the verdict in his trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Hurt in Baton Rouge, La. A landmark ruling by the nation's highest court gave Montgomery his first chance at freedom after nearly a half-century behind bars. Two years later, the 71-year-old Louisiana man is still waiting for a parole hearing that could set him free. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, is the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Montgomery's favor. (John Boss/The Advocate via AP, File)

Man waits for shot at freedom 2 years after landmark ruling

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2015 file photo, people line up outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, as the justices began to discuss sentences for young prison &quot;lifers,&quot; in the case of Montgomery v. Louisiana. More than a half-century after Louisiana teen, Henry Montgomery, was sent to prison for killing a sheriff’s deputy, the now 71-year-old inmate is getting his first chance at freedom since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor. Louisiana's parole board scheduled a hearing Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, for Montgomery. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The Latest: Louisiana delays parole for 71-year-old inmate

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FILE - In this February 1964 file photo, Henry Montgomery, flanked by two deputies, awaits the verdict in his trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Hurt in Baton Rouge, La. More than a half-century after the Louisiana teen was sent to prison for killing a sheriff’s deputy, the now 71-year-old inmate is getting his first chance at freedom since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor. Louisiana's parole board scheduled a hearing Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, for Montgomery. (John Boss/The Advocate via AP, File)

Louisiana delays parole hearing for 71-year-old inmate

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 file photo, people line up outside of the Supreme Court in Washington as the justices began to discuss sentences for juvenile prison 'lifers.' In the Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 decision for Montgomery v. Louisiana, the court ruled that people serving mandatory life-without-parole terms for murders they committed as teenagers must have a chance to seek their freedom. The plaintiff, Henry Montgomery, recently learned he will get a chance at parole, 54 years after the killing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Louisiana reluctantly wrestles with cases of juvenile lifers

By ADAM GELLER - Associated Press

Inmate who killed deputy when a teen now eligible for parole

By R.J. RICO - Associated Press