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| Sentence Reduction Gets Legal For Frm. Gov. |
| By miamiherald.com |
| Published: 01/21/2011 |
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Kicking off a potentially sweeping legal battle, a lawsuit filed Thursday says former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the right to commute the prison sentence of a political friend's son but violated victim rights guaranteed under a voter-approved measure. The lawsuit filed in Sacramento by the family of Luis Santos, who was killed in an attack involving former Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez's son, invokes Marsy's Law rights that victims be notified when a reduction in sentencing is considered. Santos' parents spoke Thursday outside the Sacramento County courthouse. "By commuting the sentence of one of our son's killers, Arnold Schwarzenegger committed a gross injustice against Luis and my family, against the families of the other victims of the crime, against the people of California," said Santos' father, Fred Santos of Concord. Read More. |
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