Government,
Criminal
Jul. 7, 2017
Parole boards & public safety
Ironically, the same governor who in 2016 supported giving the parole board this unfettered power by way of Prop. 57 was the one who in 1976 moved to limit the power of this secretive and unresponsive body.
Eric Siddall
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
211 W Temple St Fl 11
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4455
Eric is vice president of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, the collective bargaining agent representing nearly 800 deputy district attorneys who work for the County of Los Angeles. The opinions expressed here are the author's own and do not reflect the views of his employer or any other organization.
LAW & ORDER
On June 25, 1979, Jeffrey Maria, Marty Spears, Darren Lee and Ronald Anderson tortured and murdered Philip and Kathryn Ranzo. The murder can only be described as act of pure evil. Maria, Spears and Lee approached the Ranzo household armed with handguns, a sawed-off shotgun and knives. They pretended they were out of gas and needed the assistance of the Ranzo family. The Ranzo's phone was not working, so Philip offered to give them ...
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