Criminal
Feb. 10, 2015
Prisoner's lost bid for early release could be decided by state Supreme Court
A so-called model inmate who is serving a life sentence under the state's three-strikes law lost his bid for early release because of a "petty theft problem" that a judge said warranted keeping him incarcerated for life.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Even the prosecutor said inmate Timothy James Rodriguez is a model prisoner. But Rodriguez, who is serving a life sentence under the state's three-strikes law, lost his bid for early release due in part to a "petty theft problem" that a judge said warranted keeping him incarcerated for life. The 5th District Court of Appeal affirmed Rodriguez' continued incarceration in an opinion last week tha...
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