Criminal
Dec. 7, 2013
Prisoner, sentenced as a juvenile to life without parole, seeks early release
A 2012 law that allows those sentenced as juveniles to life without parole to petition for resentencing will face what experts and attorneys believe to be its first test in court on Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A man sentenced to life without parole for a crime he committed as a juvenile could be the first to receive a chance at early release under a 2012 law that allows juveniles serving such a sentence to petition for resentencing.
Edel Gonzalez was convicted of first-degree felony murder and sentenced to life without parole in the early 1990s. Under the new law, he's now hoping to convince an Orange ...
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