State appeals court upholds ban on parole for 22-year-old Oakland murderer
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State appeals court upholds ban on parole for 22-year-old Oakland murderer, but said the Legislature should reconsider the law on parole eligibility in view of research on the rate of brain development.Fry Design / Getty Images
A man who was 22 when he murdered a cashier during a 2003 robbery in Oakland is ineligible for parole because he was over 18 at the time, a state appeals court has ruled, but it says the Legislature should reconsider the age limit in view of new research on youthful brain development.
In upholding Paul Murray’s life-without-parole sentence for fatally shooting Paul Bajwa, the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco said Monday that the state was legally entitled to sentence adults those over 18 more severely than juveniles, a distinction the U.S. Supreme Court drew when it outlawed death sentences for juveniles in 2005.
Where we stand with the 28 violent deaths last year in Springfield
This past year was a record-breaking one in terms of homicides in the city of Springfield, mirroring a national trend of increasing murders in a year like none other.
According to the Springfield Police Department, there were 28 violent deaths in the cicty in 2020 where one person killed another in an incident that wasn t a traffic accident.
Of those 28 violent deaths, a police department spokeswoman said Friday that 20 are now considered murders by the FBI s definition, which excludes things like justified killings and accidental shootings.
Here s a look at that status of each case as of Friday, according to the Springfield Police Department:
Horoscope for Feb. 4
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Quarrels and disputes about money and possessions might arise today. Be careful, because you have a quick fuse. Stay chill.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Today the Moon is opposite Mars in your sign, which can create irritability with others. (Of course, they are irritating!) Take this in stride.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): You might be frustrated because people at work are a bit annoying today. Or perhaps it’s people who are involved with a pet or your health. Either way, stay calm so you have nothing to regret later.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22): Parents must be patient with their kids today because conflicts will erupt. Similarly, it might be tough dealing with a friend or a member of a group. (Hey, these things happen.) Be cool.
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2021. There are 330 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 4, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta.
On this date:
In 1783, Britain’s King George III proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1789, electors chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.
In 1861, delegates from six southern states that had recently seceded from the Union met in Montgomery, Alabama, to form the Confederate States of America.