this. what s going on with this. reporter: the district attorney is being asking for a reduction in the sentence to just 20 or 30 years. what s important to note is they are not looking to overturn the conviction. in a state the d.a. alexis king says medeiros made multiple choices that led to the death of four people and serious injuries to others adding that the shorter sentence reflects an appropriate outcome for that conduct. at issue are the mandatory minimum sentencing laws in colorado that require sentences to be served consecutively rather than concurrently which is how the now 26-year-old truck driver got nearly more than a century behind bars, a sentence twice as long as some murder convicts. even the judge who issued that sentence said afterwards, quote, if i had the discretion it would not be my sentence. some colorado lawmakers now calling for legal reforms. take a look. our system here at this
overturn the conviction. in fact in a statement the d.a. alexis king said that maderos made multiple choices resulting in the death of people, adding that the shorter sentence reflects, quote, an appropriate decision for that conduct. now, at issue are colorado mandatory minimum sentencing laws, which require sentences for each count to be served consecutively rather than concurrently, which is now maderos ended up with more than a century behind bars, a sentence twice as long as some murder convicts and even the judge at this time of issuing that sentence said, quote, if i had the discretion, it would not be my sentence. some colorado lawmakers are now pushing to overturn the laws. take a listen. the system here at this building has created a situation where a judge at their own discretion who doesn t want to issue a sentence has had to issue that sentence. what we hope to achieve is reforms. that s really what this is all about. we have to reform a system that
he was convicted as homicide. now colorado s district attorney is asking the court to reconsider his sentence. it s interesting for the d.a., right, to recommend a lower sentence here. what do we expect to happen? reporter: that s right, jim. the status hearing has been set for monday. the district filed a second motion to expedite this process so it could be heard by the same judge who presided over the case. this wouldn t overturn the conviction, but the district attorney said in a statement, quote, it simply allows the court greater flexibility than at the initial sentencing. at issue are these colorado minimum sentencing laws that says they have to be served consecutively. the sentence is twice as long as some murder convicts. almost immediately the sentence drew scrutiny, include prg the judge himself who roit rs
injured in others. he said the brakes in his semi truck failed traveling on the interstate and nearly 5 million people have signed a petition asking people to reconsider what they have called an extreme sentence. lucy kavanaugh is joining us now. what is the d.a. doing now? reporter: that s right, kate. a lot of attention online and within the state of colorado. the d.a. isn t necessarily trying to overturn this conviction but rather to allow the court greater flexibility than that initial sentencing. here s why. colorado has these mandatory minimum sentencing laws that basically require sentences for each count to be served consecutively rather than concurrently. that is how those 27 counts turn into more an a century in prison, a sentence twice as long as some murder convicts. the judge who sentenced him even said, if i had the discretion, it would not be my sentence. the jury representing med
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