There is an attempt by the individual Richard Allen davis, pollys killer to have a resentencing and in fact, what theyre asking for is for the court to vacate a jury verdict the man convicted of killing 12 year old polly klaas more than 30 years ago is now asking a judge to reconsider his death sentence. Good evening. Im ama daetz and im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us today. Attorneys for Richard Allen davis argued that a new state law mandates davis be given another chance to avoid execution. Abc seven News Reporter zach fuentes was in court for todays hearing. He joins us live with those details. Zach yeah. And the hearing today was for the judge to decide whether Richard Allen davis is eligible for that resentencing. He was sentenced to death. But now, with the events set into motion today, his attorneys are fighting to overturn that sentence. The kidnaping and murder of 12 year old polly klaas is one that captured the worlds attention. It happened in petaluma back in 1993. She w
Theyre going to decide where a person dies, and thats going to be in prison for the rest of their lives in terms of when that person is going to die, thats going to be gods decision. Rosen stopped seeking the Death Penalty in 2020 because he saw a lack of fairness in the criminal Justice System. Now hes taking another step towards reform. Rosen petitioned to resentence Santa Clara County inmates from death row to life without parole. If its not fair to seek the Death Penalty against someone for committing a certain kind of crime today, then it wasnt fair to sentence that person to death for the same kind of crime. 20 years ago, only two men received the Death Penalty. Since rosen was elected da 13 years ago, melvin forte in 2011 and Rodrigo Paniagua junior in 2010, just before rosen took office. In total, 15 men will now be given the opportunity of resentencing. I think for our Community Life without the possibility of parole in prison will both protect our community and strengthen our
Building on a pledge four years ago to stop pursuing the death penalty, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is now seeking to remove all South Bay capital prisoners from California's death row.
Building on a pledge four years ago to stop pursuing the death penalty, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is now seeking to remove all South Bay capital prisoners from California's death row.