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
Towards atlanta. Big flakes falling around the atlanta area there. That same storm system bringing all of that moisture up t. E an advisory in effect across the area i95 from the pennsy border down towards fredericks winter storm warning for parts of the norther neck where we are expecting more snow in towards that area. Lets talk about it. What are we expecting from this storm . We think the snow will move in by 3 00 a. M. In most locations. Sooner to the south around frederic. S c very very quickly. We anticipatin major rush delays early tomorrow morning. Youll need to give yourself extra time. Really, t to plan on that right now. There could also be closures or delays as far as schools and activiti are concerned too. Well have it all for you and update you from the storm center. We ha breaking news. The arrest of a high ranking state depar employee. A d. C. Judge has just denied bond for daniel rosen. He was arrested on a warrant out of Fairfax County that accused him of soliciting
Of alabama even into parts of georgi are areas that dont normal see this much snow. That whole area of moisture is movi our way and will move our way. A Winter Weather advi from the pennsylvania border right down i95 down toward Fredericksburg Ba towards the blue ridge. Blue ridge. In souther maryland. The only exception. St. Ma county westmoreland now under a winter storm warnin expecting to see more wint weather there and more snow in that area. Heres what to expect. Snow moves in around 3 00 a. M. Just about everywhere. The roads will become covered quickl wel see major rush hour delays. Cancellatio and clos as well. Well kp y updated on those thro the night tonight at 11 00. Tomorr starting at 4 00 a. M. Thank you, doug. News4ay wil start early tomo morning to to minute on School Delays and travel conditions. Tune in tomorrow from 4 00 to 7 00 a. M. Right now, the countdown is on for the legalization of mariju in the district. But its turning into a showdown between city leaders an
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) are set to release their own bills in the coming days or weeks to annex thousands of acres owned by the Federal Government into the City of Sparks.