Only two murder convictions...................... lol....
So much for "if we can save JUST ONE LIFE."
https://justthenews.com/nation/stat...revives-bill-release-convicts-only-two-murder
A California Democrat revived his bill to propose early release of prisoners serving life sentences without the chance of parole, a sentence typically awarded only to those who commit the most violent or reprehensible of crimes.
The only exclusions barring early release under this bill would be for those who have committed first degree murder of a police officer, or three or more people, or if the crime driving the life without parole sentence involved a sexual act, such as a rape-homicide; those sentenced for only two murders — so long as one of the two was not of a police officer, and neither involved sexual acts during the murders — could appeal for early release.
SB 94 from State Sen. David Cortese would allow individuals sentenced before June 5, 1990, when California voters passed Proposition 115, who have served 25 years or more to petition for early release. Reasons for petitioning early release include “childhood trauma,” being a veteran, having a cognitive impairment, intellectual disability, or mental illness, having been under 26 at the time of the offense, being in “diminished physical condition” that “reduces risk for future violence,” or if the California Racial Justice Act applies.
The California Racial Justice Act allows individuals to challenge lawful convictions if they can present present racial bias related to trials, or in the absence of bias, county-level data finding members of an individual’s race or national origin face more arrests, serious charges or longer sentences than another group; it’s unclear what the baseline comparison group might be, as white individuals commit more crime per capita than Asian individuals, while Asians from some nations commit more crime than Asians from other nations on the large, diverse Asian continent, thereby allowing anyone to present a disparity of some kind.
So much for "if we can save JUST ONE LIFE."
https://justthenews.com/nation/stat...revives-bill-release-convicts-only-two-murder
A California Democrat revived his bill to propose early release of prisoners serving life sentences without the chance of parole, a sentence typically awarded only to those who commit the most violent or reprehensible of crimes.
The only exclusions barring early release under this bill would be for those who have committed first degree murder of a police officer, or three or more people, or if the crime driving the life without parole sentence involved a sexual act, such as a rape-homicide; those sentenced for only two murders — so long as one of the two was not of a police officer, and neither involved sexual acts during the murders — could appeal for early release.
SB 94 from State Sen. David Cortese would allow individuals sentenced before June 5, 1990, when California voters passed Proposition 115, who have served 25 years or more to petition for early release. Reasons for petitioning early release include “childhood trauma,” being a veteran, having a cognitive impairment, intellectual disability, or mental illness, having been under 26 at the time of the offense, being in “diminished physical condition” that “reduces risk for future violence,” or if the California Racial Justice Act applies.
The California Racial Justice Act allows individuals to challenge lawful convictions if they can present present racial bias related to trials, or in the absence of bias, county-level data finding members of an individual’s race or national origin face more arrests, serious charges or longer sentences than another group; it’s unclear what the baseline comparison group might be, as white individuals commit more crime per capita than Asian individuals, while Asians from some nations commit more crime than Asians from other nations on the large, diverse Asian continent, thereby allowing anyone to present a disparity of some kind.
