A Better Death Penalty for California: CJLF Legal Director Kent Scheidegger has this op-ed in the Los Angeles Times.
Death Recommended for OH Man who Killed Daughter: After jurors found an Ohio man guilty of murdering his two-year-old daughter, they decided Wednesday to recommend a death sentence. Kevin Grasha of Cincinnati reports that Glen Bates, 34, was found guilty Monday of aggravated murder and child endangering in the 2015 death of his daughter, Glenara. Glenara died of battered child syndrome, starvation and acute and chronic head injuries, the most serious of which occurred when Bates swung her into a door frame "like a baseball bat," according to prosecutors. The judge will announce whether she will accept the jury's recommendation of a death sentence for Bates on Oct. 17. Bates' former girlfriend, Andrea Bradley, 30, is facing the same charges.
Gov. Brown Give Felons More Time to Change Record Under Prop 47: Felons in California with certain felonies on their records will have an additional five years to petition to have their convictions reclassified as misdemeanors under Proposition 47. Brian Rokos of the Press Enterprise reports that Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2765 on Wednesday, a bill that extends the filing deadline from Nov. 4, 2017 to Nov. 4, 2022. Under Prop. 47, which was approved by voters in 2014, crimes such as shoplifting, forgery, writing bad checks, receiving stolen property, petty theft and possession of several illegal drugs were reduced from felonies to misdemeanors. San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos, who has voiced opposition to Prop. 47 and been critical of Brown's policies, gave his support to the bill, noting its usefulness for felons who have turned their lives around. Statewide, courts have received 72,624 petitions. Brown also signed another bill this week, SB 813, which removes the 10-year statute of limitations on prosecutions of rape, child molestation and other sex crimes.
Death Recommended for OH Man who Killed Daughter: After jurors found an Ohio man guilty of murdering his two-year-old daughter, they decided Wednesday to recommend a death sentence. Kevin Grasha of Cincinnati reports that Glen Bates, 34, was found guilty Monday of aggravated murder and child endangering in the 2015 death of his daughter, Glenara. Glenara died of battered child syndrome, starvation and acute and chronic head injuries, the most serious of which occurred when Bates swung her into a door frame "like a baseball bat," according to prosecutors. The judge will announce whether she will accept the jury's recommendation of a death sentence for Bates on Oct. 17. Bates' former girlfriend, Andrea Bradley, 30, is facing the same charges.
Gov. Brown Give Felons More Time to Change Record Under Prop 47: Felons in California with certain felonies on their records will have an additional five years to petition to have their convictions reclassified as misdemeanors under Proposition 47. Brian Rokos of the Press Enterprise reports that Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2765 on Wednesday, a bill that extends the filing deadline from Nov. 4, 2017 to Nov. 4, 2022. Under Prop. 47, which was approved by voters in 2014, crimes such as shoplifting, forgery, writing bad checks, receiving stolen property, petty theft and possession of several illegal drugs were reduced from felonies to misdemeanors. San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos, who has voiced opposition to Prop. 47 and been critical of Brown's policies, gave his support to the bill, noting its usefulness for felons who have turned their lives around. Statewide, courts have received 72,624 petitions. Brown also signed another bill this week, SB 813, which removes the 10-year statute of limitations on prosecutions of rape, child molestation and other sex crimes.
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