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Letters,
Criminal

May 10, 2019

Am I supposed to feel sorry for a murderer?

In is May 9 column, “Reflections on a sentence of life without parole,” John Mills begins with a question posed by his client: “What am I supposed to do, just die in prison?”

Marc Debbaudt

Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

Email: mdebbaudt@da.lacounty.gov

Marc is president emeritus of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys.

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In is May 9 column, "Reflections on a sentence of life without parole," John Mills begins with a question posed by his client: "What am I supposed to do, just die in prison?"

Am I supposed to feel sorry? Mills doesn't bother to tell us why his client is in prison, or why he was sentenced to LWOP, but we know it is because his cli...

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