The victims’ families — many of whom supported a death sentence — were stunned, disappointed and angry. Some wondered aloud who the death penalty was for if not the Parkland shooter.
The California Supreme Court Monday reversed a Santa Clarita woman’s death sentence for murdering her four young daughters in an arson fire at the family’s home more than two decades ago. The state’s highest court upheld Sandi Dawn Nieves’ conviction for the killings, but cited the “trial court’s misconduct” in overturning the 57- year-old woman’s […]
California’s Supreme Court on Monday reversed the death sentence handed down to Scott Peterson for the 2002 deaths of his wife Laci and unborn son. The high court found that the trial itself was fair and the murder convictions stand. In an automatic appeal, which was first filed with the Supreme Court in 2012, the […]
(CNN) — The death penalty will soon be no more in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation on Monday abolishing the death penalty, making Colorado the 22nd state to do so. He also commuted the sentences of three men on death row. Robert Ray, Sir Mario Owens and Nathan Dunlap will now serve life in prison without the possibility […]
A 42-year-old welder who kidnapped and killed a 17-year-old Moreno Valley girl nearly nine years ago will be judicially assessed to determine if he is mentally deficient — and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, a judge ruled Friday. A five-woman, seven-man jury in Riverside last month recommended that Jesse Perez Torres receive capital punishment […]
The governor’s executive decision to halt the death penalty in California is stirring opinions on both sides of the issue, however, a state lawmaker is taking the decision a step further and advocates to abolish the death penalty altogether. The Assemblymember Marc Levine who represents Marin County where San Quentin State Prison is located said […]
