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Criminal

Jan. 20, 2007

State Senate Leader Proposes Independent Sentencing Panel

SACRAMENTO - The chair of the state Senate's Public Safety Committee called Thursday for the creation of an independent commission to review and reform California's criminal sentencing laws.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - The chair of the state Senate's Public Safety Committee called Thursday for the creation of an independent commission to review and reform California's criminal sentencing laws.
      Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, said she has introduced a bare-bones bill, with details to be filled in later. In setting up a panel that would be aut...

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