California Dem-led committee advances bill to let killers serving life without parole request re-sentencing
Senate Bill 94 would apply to those serving life with parole who committed the crime before June 5, 1990
By Louis Casiano Fox News
Published September 1, 2023 8:56pm EDT
A bill that would allow killers serving a life sentence without parole to possibly be re-sentenced cleared a major hurdle Friday in California's Democratic-led state Legislature.
The state Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced Senate Bill 94, which now moves to the next phase of voting. The bill would allow California prison inmates serving a sentence of life without parole (LWOP) for certain crimes to petition for re-sentencing if the offense occurred before June 5, 1990, and the completion of at least 25 years of their sentence.
Those convicted of first-degree murder of a police officer would be exempt. Those who are re-sentenced would have the opportunity to someday go in front of a parole board, which could deny them release.
more
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-dem-led-committee-advances-bill-killers-serving-life-without-parole-request-re-sentencing
