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Criminal

Feb. 19, 2011

Bill Seeks Clemency Notification for Victims

California Assemblymen Marty Block, D-San Diego, and Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, on Thursday announced the introduction of legislation that would require timely notification of crime victims and district attorneys when applications are made.


By Pat Broderick


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN DIEGO - California assemblymen Marty Block, D-San Diego, and Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, announced Thursday the introduction of new legislation that would require timely notification to crime victims and district attorneys when clemency applications are made.


The proposed legislation was prompted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dec. 31 commutation of the sentence of Esteban Nú&...

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