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The Santos family, along with the San Diego district attorney, sued to stop the commutation, claiming that it violated Marsy's Law. In September 2012, Sacramento County superior court judge Lloyd Connelly stated, "Based on the evidentiary records before this court involving this case, there was an abuse of discretion ...
Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections.
The Victim's Bill of Rights added Section 28 to Article 1 of the constitution. This section has since been substantially added to and amended by Marsy's Law , enacted in 2008. Section 28 granted victims of crime the right to restitution from the perpetrator unless there were "compelling and extraordinary reasons" to the contrary.
Geneviéve LaChelle Jones-Wright is an American attorney and activist who served as a San Diego County public defender from 2006 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an unsuccessful candidate for San Diego County District Attorney in 2018 and mayor of San Diego in 2024. She gained attention for being falsely handcuffed and held at ...
San Diego Municipal Court (1977–1982); San Diego County Superior Court (1982–1994); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1994–2009) California: deceased: Nathaniel R. Jones [424] United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1979–2002) Ohio: retired: Okla Jones II [425]
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, named after the late civil rights activist who represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives, was passed by the New York Legislature in 2022.
James W. Moorman, 86, American lawyer, assistant attorney general for the environment and natural resources (1977–1981). [645] José Luis Muñoz Soria, 75, Mexican politician, member of the Congress of Mexico City (2009–2012) and deputy (2012–2015). [646] Florin Oprea, 76, Romanian footballer (Universitatea Craiova). [647]
A former victims advocate who was fired after sending an email reply to San Francisco's district attorney asking, "What color panties you have on," is suing the county, alleging he was defamed and ...