Criminal
Sep. 12, 2023
Is this something to celebrate?
Presumably the fentanyl death epidemic is what drove the prosecution to choose a murder over manslaughter. There is no question that we have a big problem on our hands. But is charging someone with murder, at least under these circumstances, going to help solve it?
Louis J. Shapiro
Email: LouisJShapiro@Gmail.com
Louis, a former Los Angeles County Public Defender, is a criminal defense attorney and State Bar-certified criminal law specialist out of Century City. He is also a legal analyst, board member of the California Innocence Project and Project For The Innocence at Loyola Law School, CACJ and LACBA'S Criminal Justice Executive Committee.
On Aug. 31, 2023, David Romero was found guilty of second-degree murder for the 2020 fentanyl-related death of Kelsey King, a 26-year-old woman in Temecula. He faces a sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
Following the verdict, the Riverside County DA’s Office proudly announced, “Today, our office has successfully provided justice to a victim’s family by securing the first-ever guilty verdict by a jury in a fentanyl-related homicide t...
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