Criminal
Apr. 9, 2018
Prosecutors says appeal of child molester sentence established Legislature’s rights
Prosecutors who succeeded on appeal in turning a child molester’s 10-year sentence into 25 years to life, overturning a case in which the judge said he was exercising his independence, said it was crucial to establish that the Legislature has the authority to set mandatory minimum sentences.
Prosecutors who succeeded on appeal in turning a child molester's 10-year sentence into 25 years to life, overturning a case in which the judge said he was exercising his independence, said it was crucial to establish that the Legislature has the authority to set mandatory minimum sentences.
Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly, who had faced a recall attempt after giving child molester Kevin Rojan-Nieto a sentence 15 y...
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