Criminal
Feb. 24, 2014
SB 9 doesn't apply to prisoners serving 'de facto' life sentences, 4th District says
A 2012 state law granting a chance at early release to people sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles does not apply to those with de facto life without parole sentences, an appellate court ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A2012 state law granting a chance at early release to people sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles does not apply to those with de facto life without parole sentences, an appellate court ruled.
Manuel Flores was convicted of first-degree murder and received multiple decadeslong sentences in the early 1990s for a crime he committed at 17.
A San Diego County judg...
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